a) A researcher has asked members of various occupations if they favor or oppose increasing welfare benefits at the taxpayer's expense. Treating occupation as a nominal-level independent variable, use the following data to test the null hypothesis that occupation is not related to attitudes toward increased welfare benefits. Use α = .05. Occupational Level Favors Opposes Professional 46 97 Clerical 81 143 Skilled 93 88 Semiskilled
- a) A researcher has asked members of various occupations if they favor or oppose increasing welfare benefits at the taxpayer's expense. Treating occupation as a nominal-level independent variable, use the following data to test the null hypothesis that occupation is not related to attitudes toward increased welfare benefits. Use α = .05.
Occupational Level Favors Opposes
Professional 46 97
Clerical 81 143
Skilled 93 88
Semiskilled 241 136
Unskilled 131 38
Total 592 502
B) Compute and interpret an appropriate measure of association.
C) Which occupational group is most likely to favor increased welfare payments? What percentage of this group favors payments? Which occupational group is most likely to oppose increased welfare payments? What percentage of this group opposes payments?
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