Pooled Ordinary Least Squares Estimation Is Commonly Applied to Cluster

question 3

True/False

Pooled ordinary least squares estimation is commonly applied to cluster samples when eliminating a cluster effect via fixed effects is infeasible or undesirable.

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Definitions:

Black Soldiers

Members of the military who are of African descent, historically facing segregation and discrimination, yet serving valiantly in various armies around the world.

Union Army

The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union (the Northern states) during the American Civil War, opposing the Confederate Army of the Southern states.

1863

The year during the American Civil War known for significant events such as the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared the freedom of slaves in Confederate states.

Confederate Conscription Act

Legislation passed by the Confederate States during the Civil War in 1862, requiring certain classes of citizens to serve in the army.