2.24 Table 2.14 cross-classifies job satisfaction by race. Determine whether the groups are stochastically ordered, and estimate the difference between the probability that job satisfaction is higher for blacks than whites and the probability that job satisfaction is higher for whites than blacks.

Table 2.14 Cross-Classification of Job Satisfaction by Race of Respondent Job Satisfaction Fairly Race Dissatisfied Neutral Satisfied Very or Completely Satisfied Black 19 13 42 59 White 47 40 215 430 Source: 2006 General Social Survey, National Opinion Research Center.

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