SOC/SW A researcher has compiled a fi le of information on a random sample of 317 families
Question:
SOC/SW A researcher has compiled a fi le of information on a random sample of 317 families in a city that has chronic, long-term patterns of child abuse. Below are reported some of the characteristics of the sample along with values for the city as a whole. For each trait, test the null hypothesis of “no difference” and summarize your fi ndings.
a. Mothers’ educational level (proportion completing high school):
City Sample Pu = 0.63 Ps = 0.61
b. Family size (proportion of families with four or more children):
City Sample Pu = 0.21 Ps = 0.26
c. Mothers’ work status (proportion of mothers with jobs outside the home):
City Sample Pu = 0.51 Ps = 0.27
d. Relations with kin (proportion of families that have contact with kin at least once a week):
City Sample Pu = 0.82 Ps = 0.43
e. Fathers’ educational achievement (average years of formal schooling):
City Sample
µ = 12.3 X — = 12.5 s = 1.7
f. Fathers’ occupational stability (average years in present job):
City Sample
µ = 5.2 X — = 3.7 s = 0.5
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The Essentials Of Statistics A Tool For Social Research
ISBN: 9780495601432
2nd Edition
Authors: Joseph F. Healey