A researcher is giving a presentation on trends in national pride across the world and wants to show her audience a simplified version of the frequency distribution shown in Table 2.20.

a. Use Table 2.20 to create a new frequency distribution with all three columns—

Frequency, Percent, and Cumulative Percent—that combines the two “agree” categories into a new category for general agreement and the two “disagree” categories into a second new category for general disagreement.

b. The researcher concludes that “the majority of respondents agree that something about their countries makes them feel ashamed,” and an audience member asks how many respondents declined to answer this question.

After checking her notes, the researcher tells the audience member that 1,474 respondents skipped this item. Do these 1,474 cases with missing data challenge the researcher’s conclusion? Explain your answer.