Which of the Following Is Not True

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true?

• A) Democrats are winning most local races in large urban areas like Dallas and Harris County.
• B) Republicans are winning most local races in suburban areas like Collin County.
• C) It is difficult for an independent to win a local election in any area of Texas.
• D) The Republican Party is losing ground at the state level.
• E) The Democratic Party has basically been shut out of state-level elections.

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Definitions:

Approximate Distribution

A statistical term referring to the distribution that is assumed for a dataset based on certain approximations or assumptions.

Sign Test

A non-parametric test used to determine if there is a median difference between paired observations.

Matched Pairs

Matched pairs refer to a study design in statistics where pairs of subjects are matched in terms of key variables that are thought to affect the outcome of interest, and then compared on the outcome, often used to control for confounding variables.

Ordinal

A scale of measure that categorizes data while also ranking them in a meaningful order, but without indicating the exact differences between ranks.