Identifying Control Variables
Identifying Control Variables
Write: In your initial post of at least 550 words, using Practice 7.2 on pages 165-166 of your course text, complete the following:
- Identify the dependent variable (DV), independent variables (IV), and unit of analysis.
- Propose two control variables (CVs).
- Explain the logic behind your proposed CVs.
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- As the proportion of votes for the incumbent in a Congressional election increases, the number of challengers that incumbent faces in the next election should decrease.
- DV: Number of challengers
- IV: Proportion of votes
- Unit of analysis: Election and number of voters revolve around a candidate’s popularity. Therefore, the unit of analysis here is the level of popularity of the incumbent……………………
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