According to the Textbook,which of the Following Statements Is True

question 75

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook,which of the following statements is true about political action committees (PACs) ?

• A) They are committees made up of senators who work together on financial issues that the president recommends.
• B) They have little influence on presidential elections.
• C) More than 40 percent of the funding in congressional elections comes from PACs.
• D) They are legally barred from giving political opinions publicly during the months leading up to an election.

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Continuous Variables

Variables that can take on an infinite number of values within a given range.

Ratio Data

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Nominal Variables

Variables that represent categories with no inherent order or ranking among them.

Counts

The act of determining the total number of items or occurrences of something.