Explore the Concept of Home Style by Identifying a Member

question 27

Essay

Explore the concept of home style by identifying a member of the House or Senate of particular interest to you. Using newspaper articles, campaign materials, and the member's website, try to identify which home style the member seems to use to present themselves. Does their home style seem to be driven by district/constituency qualities, personal preferences, or something else?

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Definitions:

Unit

A standard measurement or quantity used as a basis for counting, comparison, or calculation.

Critical Value

A threshold point on the test distribution that is compared against the test statistic to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.

Independent Variables

Variables in an experiment that are manipulated or changed by the researcher to investigate their effect on dependent variables.

Chi-square Test

A statistical test that assesses the significance of the association between categorical variables, based on the comparison of observed frequencies to expected frequencies.