Chapter 3's "Thinking Comparatively" Feature Considers the Implications of the History

question 4

Multiple Choice

Chapter 3's "Thinking Comparatively" feature considers the implications of the history of British state formation for each of the three major theories in the chapter. Based on the discussion there, which of the following is the most reasonable conclusion?

• A) The bellicist theory wins; the economic and cultural theories fail.
• B) All the theories lose.
• C) There is evidence for several major theories in the case.
• D) The case is an outlier that must be thrown out.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Variables in an analysis that are manipulated or categorized to determine their effect on dependent variables; essentially the same as explanatory variables but in a different context.

Skewed Left

Describes a distribution of data where the tail is longer on the left side of the distribution, indicating a larger number of lower values.

Regression Analysis

A statistical method to determine the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Greek

Pertaining to Greece, its people, language, or culture.