Suppose You Find That the More Educated People Are, the More

question 62

Multiple Choice

Suppose you find that the more educated people are, the more likely they are to vote. When you analyze the impact of the variable "interest in politics," you find that education is associated with interest in politics, and people who are interested in politics are more likely to vote. As a (an) __________ variable, interest in politics __________.

• A) antecedent; indicates that the original relationship is spurious
• B) antecedent; explains how education affects likelihood of voting
• C) intervening; indicates that the original relationship is spurious
• D) intervening; explains how education affects likelihood of voting

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Definitions:

Type II Error

The error made when failing to reject a false null hypothesis, also known as a false negative.

Acquitted

The legal judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they were charged.

Type II Error

The mistake made when a wrong null hypothesis is mistakenly accepted.

Beta (β)

A measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole.