POLI 4034 : Poli Sci Exam 1
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1/22/2015 8:54:00 pm: obama feeling thermometer advantage= obama feeling. Thermometer mccain feeling thermometer: + numbers indicate like obama. - indicate like mccain: range is from +100 (love obama, hate mccain) to 100 (hate. Interested in two things: sign of the coefficient, positive relationship as the independent variable increases, the dependent variable increases. Also, the dependent variable decreases as the independent variable decreases. This is called a direct relationship: negative relationship as the independent variable increases, the dependent variable decreases. The dependent variable increases as the independent variable increases. This is called an inverse relationship: is the coefficient significant? think of it as falling within the margin of error. These are the asterisks you see in tables of coefficients. All adult citizens have equal rights, including voting rights. Majority rule guides decision making: focuses on the political system as a whole: most importantly stability. Consensus on norms of the democratic method. Pluralist society lots of group competition.
