In What Ways Do Social Networking, Blogging, and the Internet

question 23

Multiple Choice

In what ways do social networking, blogging, and the Internet play a role in politics today?

• A) Politicians at all levels of government office have placed importance on having a web presence.
• B) The two major party candidates for president in 1996 were the first to develop political websites for their campaigns.
• C) Because social networks were intended for friends and families, politicians have limited their presence in these applications.
• D) Modern political candidates have had limited success using the Internet to raise money to fund campaigns.
• E) While local politicians use social networking successfully, most national politicians do not.

Recognize the importance of having multiple levels of an independent variable to discover nonmonotonic relationships.

Comprehend the general format for describing factorial designs.

Understand how factorial designs approximate real-world conditions by allowing the examination of multiple variables simultaneously.

Identify how to detect curvilinear relationships between variables.

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Definitions:

Legal Entity

An individual, company, or organization that has legal rights and obligations, including the capacity to enter legal contracts, sue, and be sued.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning individuals cannot be effectively excluded from use, and use by one person does not reduce availability to others.

Externalities

Economic side effects or consequences that affect uninvolved third parties; can be either positive or negative.

Social Costs

The total cost of an action or decision, including both private costs and any externalities borne by society at large.