Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Statistics help clarify the causes and effects of political decisions.
2. The scientific method is used to prove the relationship between two variables.
3. The dependent variable is the cause which affects the effect, which is also known as the independent variable.
4. The numerical characteristics of a full population are referred to as descriptive statistics.
5. Measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion are examples of univariate statistics.

1. true
2. false
3. false
4. true
5. true

Political Science

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A) criminal cases where the fine in less than $500. B) performing marriages. C) acting as coroner. D) civil cases where the dispute involves less than $100,000.

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One explanation given by the text for the decline in U.S. voter participation in presidential elections after 1900 is that

A. parties began functioning to mobilize mass voter turnout. B. fewer citizens were directly affected by the outcome of presidential elections. C. other forms of political participation became more accessible to citizens. D. election fraud was rampant during the nineteenth century. E. the Republican Party began to attempt to mobilize individuals who were least likely to vote.

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