POLI 4034 Lecture : Poli 4034 Notes
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Having pets helps certain candidates in one way or another. Range is from =100 (love obama, hate mccain) to -100 (hate obama, love. 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. Why is it important to consider this question: low participation may mean some interests are not being represented, elections are often decided by who shows up. Historically, high participation regimes have sometimes collapsed into totalitarianism. Classical or participatory democracy- a majoritarian view of democracy- it"s normative rather than empirical theory. We"ll talk more about this later, but people don"t seem very informed, interested, or participatory when it comes to politics.
