New Media Can Level the Electoral Playing Field for Third-Party

question 68

Multiple Choice

New media can level the electoral playing field for third-party candidates by

• A) increasing the number of candidates who run in elections.
• B) increasing candidate reliance on money from special interests,corporations,special interests,and wealthy donors.
• C) reducing the number of people who vote in elections.
• D) reducing candidate reliance on money from special interests,corporations,special interests,and wealthy donors.
• E) reducing the number of candidates who run in elections.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviations

Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion or variability within a set of data, indicating how much individual data points deviate from the mean of the data set.

Null Hypothesis

A statement that there is no effect or no difference and that any observed effect is due to sampling or experimental error.

Assumption of Normality

This refers to the assumption that a dataset is normally distributed, often required in parametric statistical tests.

Dependent Variable

The variable in an experimental study that is expected to change or respond as a result of manipulations of the independent variable.