Nominal Data

question 37

Multiple Choice

Nominal data:

• A) are ranked according to some relationship to one another.
• B) have constant differences between observations.
• C) are continuous and have a natural zero.
• D) are sorted into categories according to specified characteristics.

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Definitions:

Soft Money

Political funding directed to a party or organization for general political activities, not directly tied to the support of specific candidates, and less regulated by law.

Federal Election Campaign Act

A United States federal law designed to increase transparency and regulate the spending on political campaigns and elections.

Campaign Finance Reforms

Regulations intended to limit the influence of money in politics by controlling fundraising and spending in campaigns.

Watergate Scandal

A major political scandal in the early 1970s involving the Nixon administration's attempts to cover up its involvement in the 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.