POLS 207 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Scatter Plot, Spurious Relationship, Observational Error
23 Oct 2017
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Direction: postive - higher x = higher y, negative - higher x = lower y. Strength: directional hypothesis - how scientists articulate ideas about empirical relationships, pseudo scientists. Disregard and not report their own research that nds relationships in the opposite direction of their predictions. Seek to serve interests they do not identify explicitly and hidden agendas. Only if the examples are falsely presented as scienti c evidence: wealth and education data in maps. Governments must have revenues to pay for governmental services. A government with only poor residents cannot provide services similar to those offered by a government with mostly wealthy residents. Wealth is consistently positively related to other resources. Education is often seen as a means for people to improve their future earnings. Government of cials see improving education as a way to make their states more competitive in attracting businesses with high-paying jobs.
