Please read the whole paper and answer the following questions.
- What is the research question? 2 pts
- What is the dependent variable and how is it measured? 3 pts
- What is the independent variable and how is it measured? 3 pts
- Describe the mechanism that links the X-variable to the Y-variable 3 pts
- Table 3 presents the main results. Focusing on column 1, interpret the slope for the independent variable you described in #3. Make sure you interpret the slope with the appropriate units of the variables. 4 pts
- What do we learn about Brazilian politics in regards to the relationship between the independent and dependent variable? 2 pts
- How can this study of Brazil be applied to other countries? 2 pts
- According to Zucco, did Brazilian voters become more leftists in 2006? Why? 1 pt