Why Did Many States Switch from Caucuses to Primaries

question 101

Multiple Choice

Why did many states switch from caucuses to primaries?

• A) To try a new method of candidate selection
• B) To limit the control of party leaders in an election
• C) To provide greater control over an election to the party leaders
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Central Limit Theorem

A statistical theory that states the distribution of sample means approaches a normal distribution as the sample size becomes larger, regardless of the population's distribution.

Sampling Distribution

The configuration of probability for a given statistic, determined by a random sample.

Sample Mean

The average value calculated from a set of samples or observations drawn from a larger population.

Population Mean

The population mean is the average value of a population attribute, computed by summing all the values in the population and dividing by the total number of values.