Which test does not apply to the hypothesis that democracies have a better record of enhancing physical well-being than authoritarian political systems?
a. use infant mortality as their dependent variable and degree of democracy as the independent variable.
b. use infant mortality as their independent variable and degree of democracy as the dependent variable.
c. operationally define degree of democracy using Polity IV data.
d. operationally define physical well-being using infant mortality rates.
Answer: b
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