Select a good data analysis technique for the following variables, and explain your choice. Briefly describe how
Question:
Select a good data analysis technique for the following variables, and explain your choice.
Briefly describe how you would do the analysis and what you might propose as a research hypothesis. Remember, for each set of variables, you are asked to determine three things: 1)
data analysis technique, 2) reason for choice of this technique, and 3) a research hypothesis.
a) IV: father’s income in dollars.
DV: respondent’s income in dollars.
b) IV: religious affiliation.
DV: political party preference.
c) IV: country’s literacy rate.
DV: country’s birth rate.
d) IVs: income, age, number of years of education, and race (“dummied”).
DV: whether or not the person votes.
e) IVs: income, age, years of education, and race (“dummied”).
DV: score on a multipoint scale measuring liberal/conservative orientation.
f) IV: country’s level of inequality – high, medium, low.
DV: country’s human rights record – good, medium, poor.
g) IV: city (or state or province) homicide rate.
DV: city (or state or province) suicide rate.
h) IV: exposure to a violent movie, i.e., yes or no on exposure to an experimental condition.
DV: score on an aggression scale.
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The Joy Of Stats A Short Guide To Introductory Statistics In The Social Sciences
ISBN: 9781487527297
3rd Edition
Authors: Roberta Garner, Michael Ash