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Given What We Know About the Evolution of Congressional Culture

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Given what we know about the evolution of congressional culture, the legislative process, and the influence of political parties, would it be more advantageous to a senator's constituents for her to join the Senate as a new member today or 25 years ago? Support your claim with at least three reasons.


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Variable

An attribute or characteristic that can assume different values among subjects in a study or items in a data set, each potentially impacting outcomes.

Least Squares Estimates

Statistical estimates obtained by minimizing the sum of the squared differences between observed and predicted values in regression analysis.

Simple Linear Regression

A statistical method that models the linear relationship between a single independent variable and a dependent variable by fitting a linear equation to observed data.

Slope

The rate of change in the variable on the y-axis per unit change in the variable on the x-axis in a linear equation.

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