Suppose a researcher believes that gender plays a i role in how people view judges. Using the rules for writing a good research question and hypothesis aas discussed in lecture,
a. Write a research question and
b. Write a hypothesis
for the researcher’s supposition (Hint: you may have to be creative here).
Question 2 (12 points; 1.5 points each)
For the following hypotheses,
a. Identify the dependent variable.
b. Identify the independent variable.
c. Identify the appropriate unit of analysis.
i. States that have strict voter identification laws will have lower turnout among racial and ethnic minorities than states that do not require any form of identification to vote.
ii. Members of Congress who are on the same committee are more likely to cosponsor a bill together than members of Congress who are not on the same committee.
iii. In Colorado, the more marijuana that is consumed, the more tax revenue the state will receive.
iv. People who have negative experiences with their local courts will have less confidence in them.
v. The lower the economic growth of a country, the less politically stable the government becomes.
vi. The U.S. public is more willing to support the use of the country’s military forces when U.S. interests are affected than when they are not.
vii. An increase in the number of nongovernmental organizations active in a nondemocratic country increases that country’s likelihood of moving to a democratic form of government.
viii. States with more counties spend more money on law enforcement than states with fewer counties.