Why Is the Grading of Congress by Interest Groups Considered

question 142

Multiple Choice

Why is the grading of Congress by interest groups considered accurate?

• A) Even though scores may differ between groups, each interest group doing the scoring is clear about what it stands for.
• B) Each interest group uses highly scientific data-collection systems.
• C) Because it is important to the interest group to be accurate, they invest a great deal of effort in creating a grading system that is as accurate as possible.
• D) Interest groups have a great deal of money, which they spend on the best research possible.
• E) Interest groups aren't biased like the media.

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Definitions:

Probability Distributions

A function in mathematics that characterizes the probability of achieving any given value that a random variable might take on.

Valid Probability

A numerical value representing the likelihood of an event, where the probability is between 0 and 1, inclusive.

Poisson Random Variable

Represents a statistical measure that models the number of times an event happens in a fixed interval of time or space when these events occur with a known constant mean rate independently of the time since the last event.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values, calculated as the square root of variance.