The scores of 15 respondents on four variables are as reported next. These scores were taken from a public opinion survey called the General Social Survey, or the GSS. This data set is used for the computer exercises in this text. Small subsamples from the GSS will be used throughout the text to provide “real” data for problems. For the actual SOC

a. Calculate the homicide rate per 100,000 population for each state and each province for each year. Relatively speaking, which state and which province had the highest homicide rates in each year? Which society seems to have the higher homicide rate? Write a paragraph describing these results.

b. Using the rates you calculated in part

a, calculate the percent change between 1997 and 2005 for each state and each province. Which states and provinces had the largest increase and de-

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