Exercise 3.4: Identifying Units of Analysis

Try to identify the units of analysis described by each of the following variables:

1)
Variable: Opinions on a national health care plan
Units of analysis:


2)
Variable: Number of dollars spent on most recent campaign
Units of analysis:


3)
Variable: Members and nonmembers of NATO
Units of analysis:


4)
Variable: Number of national parks within borders
Units of analysis:


5)
Variable: Number of congressional roll calls missed in the past year
Units of analysis:


6)
Variable: Vote choice in last presidential election
Units of analysis: