Final Examination Fall 2023 POLI 110 INVESTIGATING POLITICS

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What is the consequence for submitting the exam past the 2:00pm deadline?

1% score deduction for every minute late

What type of interactions are forbidden with other test-takers during the exam?

Communication in any form

What tool is explicitly prohibited from being used during the exam?

LLM interface (such as ChatGPT)

What is the importance of reading all provided information in the exam?

All information has a purpose Signup and view all the answers

How should answers be presented to ensure clarity for the TA?

Clearly and accurately labelled Signup and view all the answers

What is the final step recommended before submitting the exam?

Re-read your own answers Signup and view all the answers

What does Zazsz ask his subjects after the treatment?

How strongly do you support sticking it to all those insufferable woke liberals driving around in their fancy electric cars and drinking organic Fair Trade lattes from Starbucks? Signup and view all the answers

How are the response options for the question structured?

Very strongly - Somewhat strongly - Kind of strongly - Not very strongly - Not at all strongly Signup and view all the answers

What does Figure 3 show in Zazsz's study?

Mean response to the Waffle House menu study by treatment status Signup and view all the answers

Which two states allocate their Electoral College votes by district rather than by state?

Nebraska and Maine Signup and view all the answers

Give an example of a red state that has no Waffle House locations.

Montana and Idaho Signup and view all the answers

Which state, typically red, has the most Waffle House locations and is the company's corporate headquarters?

Georgia Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason given for using the generic price of $X.XX in the context mentioned?

Price varies somewhat by location Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of Harvard University's fictional Northeastern Vermont location in relation to Waffle House?

It has no Waffle House locations nearby Signup and view all the answers

What did Hubert Zazsz notice when analyzing the 2020 Electoral College map?

Trump's support is concentrated in areas with more Waffle House locations. Signup and view all the answers

What type of restaurant is Waffle House?

An American restaurant chain serving low-cost breakfast-style food 24/7 and 365 days/year. Signup and view all the answers

Why did Zazsz theorize that people who eat at Waffle House support Donald Trump?

Exposure to Waffle House's simple, working-class foods and beverages convinced them to support Trump's re-election bid. Signup and view all the answers

How did Zazsz attempt to validate his theory besides analyzing the maps?

He recruited all 212 undergraduate students into a research study. Signup and view all the answers

What did Zazsz make compulsory for the students in his course 'American Electoral Politics'?

Participation in the research study. Signup and view all the answers

What possible impact did Zazsz's research study have on students' grades?

They could lose 5% of their course grade if they did not participate. Signup and view all the answers

Explain two disadvantages of Zazsz' 'treatment' (Fig 2) in comparison to the 'cause' it seeks to emulate.

One disadvantage could be lack of control over variables, and another could be potential ethical concerns. Signup and view all the answers

List and explain two disadvantages of Zazsz' survey measure in comparison to the concept it is intended to measure.

One disadvantage could be response bias, and another could be measurement error. Signup and view all the answers

Describe the finding presented in Figure 3 in detail and assess whether it supports Zazsz' theory and is substantively significant.

The finding shows a mean difference of X between groups, which is not statistically significant. This does not support Zazsz' theory and is not substantively significant. Signup and view all the answers

Explain the hypothesis and null hypothesis underlying the estimate of statistical insignificance at p=0.44 in Figure 3.

The hypothesis is that there is a difference between groups, while the null hypothesis is that there is no difference. A p-value of 0.44 suggests insufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis. Signup and view all the answers

If Zazsz had 1,000 students instead of 212 in the study with the same group means as in Figure 3, would the confidence intervals increase or decrease in size?

The size of confidence intervals would decrease with more participants. Signup and view all the answers

How would the p-value from the statistical test in question 7 change if Zazsz had 1,000 students instead of 212 in the study?

The p-value would likely be lower than 0.44 with a larger sample size. Signup and view all the answers