1. AresearchersuggeststhatgunownershipandideologymayshapeevaluationsoftheRepublican Party. The dependent variable is a feeling thermometer scale of the RepublicanParty, with responses ranging from 0(cold/negative) to 100 (warm/positive). This researcherdefines a dummy variable, "conservative," which is coded 1 for self-described conservativesand 0 for nonconservatives and another dummy variable, "owner," coded 1 for respondentswhoownagunand0forrespondentswhodonot.Theregressiontobeestimatedisy=a+b1(owner)+b2(conservative). Here are the results (the standard errors for the regressioncoefficientsarein parentheses):

y=30.0+ 7.2(owner)+24.8(conservative)

(0.70) (0.67)

R²=0.23

1. WhatistheeffectofgunownershiponratingsofRepublicans,controllingforconservatism?

1. Isitreasonabletoinferthat,inthepopulation,gunownersgiveRepublicanshigherratingsthando nonowners?Defend your reasoning.

1. WhatistheeffectofconservatismonratingsofRepublicans,controllingforgunownership?

1. Isitreasonabletoinferthat,inthepopulation,conservativesgiveRepublicanshigherratingsthando non-conservatives?Defend your reasoning.

5. Based on this regression, what is the average Republican rating for gun-owning conservatives?

a. 30.0

b. 0.23

c. 7.20

d. 24.8

e. 62.0

f. 37.2

g. 54.8

h. 0.70

i. 0.67

j. 62.2

k. None of

the above

l. Not enough

information to answer

6. Basedonthisregression,whatistheaverageRepublicanratingforgun-owningnon-conservatives?

a.	30.0	b.	0.23	c.	7.20	d.	24.8
e.	62.0	f.	37.2	g.	54.8	h.	0.70
i.	0.67	j.	62.2	k.	None of	l.	Notenough
					theabove		information
							toanswer

7. Based on this regression, what is the average Republican rating for non-gun-owning

conservatives?

a. 30.0

b. 0.23

c. 7.20

d. 24.8

e. 62.0

f. 37.2

g. 54.8

h. 0.70

i. 0.67

j. 62.2

k. None of

the above

l. Not enough

information

to answer

8.Based on this regression, what is the average Republican rating for non-gun-owning non-conservatives?

a.	30.0	b.	0.23	c.	7.20	d.	24.8
e.	62.0	f.	37.2	g.	54.8	h.	0.70
i.	0.67	j.	62.2	k.	None of	l.	Notenough
					theabove		information
							toanswer