From a Functionalist Perspective,the Role and Functions of Government and the Political

question 3

Multiple Choice

From a functionalist perspective,the role and functions of government and the political system includes the belief that:

• A) There is a power elite of wealthy Americans who exercise real decision-making power
• B) No one group can dominate the system, and many different groups can exercise veto power
• C) Real decision making takes place behind the scenes by professional bureaucrats, the military and corporate leaders
• D) The executive branch and a few powerful lobbyists for major companies make most of the decisions

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Definitions:

T Statistic

The t statistic is a value used in statistical analysis to determine the significance of the difference between two sample means, relative to the sample variability.

Preliminary Analysis

An initial examination of data to check for possible errors, understand basic trends and assumptions, and determine the most appropriate statistical tests.

Approximately Normal

Describes a data distribution that closely follows a normal distribution, even though it may not be perfectly normal.

Outliers

Observations that lie an abnormal distance from other values in a random sample from a population.