What Elements in the Texas Political Process Inhibit Voters from Participating

question 47

Essay

What elements in the Texas political process inhibit voters from participating more widely in state politics?

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Definitions:

Test-retest Reliability

The reliability of a measurement determined by evaluating the same people on two separate occasions.

Interrater Reliability

A measure of the extent to which different observers or raters agree in their assessment decisions.

Reactivity

The phenomenon wherein subjects alter their performance or behavior due to the awareness that they are being observed.

Convergent Validity

Convergent validity is the extent to which two measures of constructs that theoretically should be related, are in fact related.