Cohort Effects Exist Because

question 28

Multiple Choice

Cohort effects exist because:

• A) parents have such a strong influence on an individual's political opinions.
• B) liberals and conservatives have significant political differences.
• C) of an increasingly declining trust in American government and its elected officials.
• D) there are genetic differences that divide those in different cohorts.
• E) individuals learn about politics from the people around them.

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Definitions:

Explanatory Variables

Variables in a statistical model that are believed to cause, or explain, changes in the response variable.

Unit Change

refers to a single increment change in the independent variable value, examining its effect on the dependent variable.

Average Change

The mean difference between values in a series of data points, representing the typical increase or decrease over time.

Y-Intercept

The point where a line or curve crosses the y-axis of a graph, indicating the value of the dependent variable when the independent variable is zero.