It is widely believed that the more education one receives the higher the income earned at the time of first employment and over the course of a career.  However, due to varying reasons, many people never complete high school and, thus, never receive their high-school diploma.  Although individuals without a high-school diploma are often able to find employment, they experience economic outcomes quite different from those who finish high school before entering the workforce to earn a living.  Across the nation, there are millions of individuals with families who are now working but do not possess the credentials of a high-school diploma.  Many of these individuals and their families are considered to be a part of the working poor that make up a considerable portion of this nation’s labor force.   Use technology to create and provide a scatterplot of the association between the “percent of low-income working families” and the “percent of 18-64 yr-olds with no high school diploma” data in each jurisdiction. Write at least two sentences explaining how/why it is appropriate to create such a scatterplot, and describe the characteristics of the association seen in the scatterplot. Be sure to use the actual names of the variables in their appropriate places in your response(s).(Print or copy-and-paste the scatterplot and be sure to clearly identify the predictor and response variables based on the believed association between education and income.) 2.Use technology to find the regression equation for the linear association between the percent of low-income working families and the percent of 18-64 yr-olds with no high school diploma. (Round values to two decimal places.) Provide this equation and write a brief interpretation of its slope using the names. 3.A student states that a decrease in the percent of 18-64 yr-olds with no high school diploma will no doubt lead to a decrease in the percent of low-income working families. Write at least two concise sentences addressing the key uses and limitations of linear correlation and use these to respond to the student’s statement.  In addition, using the R-squared value for the regression equation, provide a statement about its meaning, in general, and, specifically, in the context of this project.   4.After examining these data for all the jurisdictions, someone notes that certain areas have an unusually high (or close to unusual) percent of 18-64 yr-olds with no high school diploma. Based on this finding, this individual concludes that the high percentages are due to the rising population of immigrants in those areas.  Further she/he argues that any estimates of the associated percent of low-income working families in those areas should be calculated after removing this sub-population from the percentages as they are causing the area to “look bad”.  In addition to thinking critically, use the key rules about linear regression and extrapolation to write a statistically appropriate and socially responsible response to the individual’s conclusion and argument.  Jurisdiction (x)Percent of low income working families (<200% poverty level) (y)Percent of 18-64 year olds with no HS diploma Alabama 37.3 15.3 Alaska 25.9 8.6 Arizona 38.9 14.8 Arkansas 41.8 14 California 34.3 17.6 Colorado 27.6 10.1 Connecticut 21.1 9.5 Delaware 27.8 11.9 District of Columbia 23.2 10.8 Florida 37.3 13.1 Georgia 36.6 14.9 Hawaii 25.8 7.2 Idaho 38.6 10.7 Illinois 30.4 11.5 Indiana 31.9 12.2 Iowa 28.8 8.1 Kansas 32 9.7 Kentucky 34.1 13.6 Louisiana 36.3 16.1 Maine 30.4 7.1 Maryland 19.5 9.7 Massachusetts 20.1 9.1 Michigan 31.6 10 Minnesota 24.2 7.3 Mississippi 43.6 17 Missouri 32.7 11.1 Montana 36 7 Nebraska 31.1 8.7 Nevada 37.4 16.6 New Hampshire 19.7 7.3 New Jersey 21.2 10.1 New Mexico 43 16.2 New York 30.2 13 North Carolina 36.2 13.6 North Dakota 27.2 5.9 Ohio 31.8 10.3 Oklahoma 37.4 13.2 Oregon 33.9 10.8 Pennsylvania 26 9.4 Rhode Island 26.9 12 South Carolina 38.3 14.2 South Dakota 31 8.7 Tennessee 36.6 12.7 Texas 38.3 17.8 Utah 32.3 9.9 Vermont 26.2 6.6 Virginia 23.3 10.2 Washington 26.4 10.2 West Virginia 36.1 12.9 Wisconsin 28.7 8.5 Wyoming 28.1 8

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It is widely believed that the more education one receives the higher the income earned at the time of first employment and over the course of a career.  However, due to varying reasons, many people never complete high school and, thus, never receive their high-school diploma.  Although individuals without a high-school diploma are often able to find employment, they experience economic outcomes quite different from those who finish high school before entering the workforce to earn a living.  Across the nation, there are millions of individuals with families who are now working but do not possess the credentials of a high-school diploma.  Many of these individuals and their families are considered to be a part of the working poor that make up a considerable portion of this nation’s labor force.

 

  1. Use technology to create and provide a scatterplot of the association between the “percent of low-income working families” and the “percent of 18-64 yr-olds with no high school diploma” data in each jurisdiction. Write at least two sentences explaining how/why it is appropriate to create such a scatterplot, and describe the characteristics of the association seen in the scatterplot. Be sure to use the actual names of the variables in their appropriate places in your response(s).(Print or copy-and-paste the scatterplot and be sure to clearly identify the predictor and response variables based on the believed association between education and income.)

2.Use technology to find the regression equation for the linear association between the percent of low-income working families and the percent of 18-64 yr-olds with no high school diploma. (Round values to two decimal places.) Provide this equation and write a brief interpretation of its slope using the names.

3.A student states that a decrease in the percent of 18-64 yr-olds with no high school diploma will no doubt lead to a decrease in the percent of low-income working families. Write at least two concise sentences addressing the key uses and limitations of linear correlation and use these to respond to the student’s statement.  In addition, using the R-squared value for the regression equation, provide a statement about its meaning, in general, and, specifically, in the context of this project.  

4.After examining these data for all the jurisdictions, someone notes that certain areas have an unusually high (or close to unusual) percent of 18-64 yr-olds with no high school diploma. Based on this finding, this individual concludes that the high percentages are due to the rising population of immigrants in those areas.  Further she/he argues that any estimates of the associated percent of low-income working families in those areas should be calculated after removing this sub-population from the percentages as they are causing the area to “look bad”.  In addition to thinking critically, use the key rules about linear regression and extrapolation to write a statistically appropriate and socially responsible response to the individual’s conclusion and argument.

 Jurisdiction

(x)Percent of low income working families (<200% poverty level)

(y)Percent of 18-64 year olds with no HS diploma

Alabama

37.3

15.3

Alaska

25.9

8.6

Arizona

38.9

14.8

Arkansas

41.8

14

California

34.3

17.6

Colorado

27.6

10.1

Connecticut

21.1

9.5

Delaware

27.8

11.9

District of Columbia

23.2

10.8

Florida

37.3

13.1

Georgia

36.6

14.9

Hawaii

25.8

7.2

Idaho

38.6

10.7

Illinois

30.4

11.5

Indiana

31.9

12.2

Iowa

28.8

8.1

Kansas

32

9.7

Kentucky

34.1

13.6

Louisiana

36.3

16.1

Maine

30.4

7.1

Maryland

19.5

9.7

Massachusetts

20.1

9.1

Michigan

31.6

10

Minnesota

24.2

7.3

Mississippi

43.6

17

Missouri

32.7

11.1

Montana

36

7

Nebraska

31.1

8.7

Nevada

37.4

16.6

New Hampshire

19.7

7.3

New Jersey

21.2

10.1

New Mexico

43

16.2

New York

30.2

13

North Carolina

36.2

13.6

North Dakota

27.2

5.9

Ohio

31.8

10.3

Oklahoma

37.4

13.2

Oregon

33.9

10.8

Pennsylvania

26

9.4

Rhode Island

26.9

12

South Carolina

38.3

14.2

South Dakota

31

8.7

Tennessee

36.6

12.7

Texas

38.3

17.8

Utah

32.3

9.9

Vermont

26.2

6.6

Virginia

23.3

10.2

Washington

26.4

10.2

West Virginia

36.1

12.9

Wisconsin

28.7

8.5

Wyoming

28.1

8

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