17. A researcher is interested in factors associated with fertility in a Latin American city. Of particular
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17. A researcher is interested in factors associated with fertility in a Latin American city. Of particular interest is whether migrants from other cities or migrants from rural areas differ from natives of the city in their completed family sizes. The groups to be compared are urban natives, urban migrants. and rural migrants. Fertility is defined to be a woman's total number of live births. Since fertility is negatively related to educational level, and since education might differ among the three groups. it is decided to control that variable. Table 13.22 shows data for a random sample of marned women above age 45 Analyze these data. In your report. provide graphical presentations as well as interpretations for all your analyses, and present a summary of the main results.
TABLE 13.22 Uiban Natives Urban Migrants Ruial Migrants Education Fertility Education Fertility Education Fertility 0 7 0 7 0 4 0 5 1 5 1 4 2 7 4 4 5 4 001223 6 0 6 7 0 10 S 0 8 2 1 7 6 2 8 3 3 5 7 3 4 6 3 6 8 5 7 4 4 7 8 2 7 4 5 7 8 8 4 6 8 9 3 11 3 6 6 10 4 11 3 7 4 11 3 11 4 7 5 12 3 12 4 8 4 12 12 23 2 8 6 8 5 9 3 9 7 10 4
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Statistical Methods For The Social Sciences
ISBN: 9780135265260
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Authors: Alan Agresti, Barbara Finlay