Students enrolled in introductory sociology were classified as to their occupational aspirations and their sex.The following data were obtained: High Low Aspirations Aspirations Total Male 43 10 53 Female 71 93 164 Total 114 103 217 Using and reporting the appropriate percentages, determine which sex has higher aspirations. Compute the expected cell frequencies under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true. Test the null hypothesis that males and females do not differ in their occupational aspirations. Use α = .05. Compute and interpret an appropriate measure of association. 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 Compute and interpret an appropriate measure of association. 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?
- Students enrolled in introductory sociology were classified as to their occupational aspirations and their sex.The following data were obtained:
High Low
Aspirations Aspirations Total
Male 43 10 53
Female 71 93 164
Total 114 103 217
- Using and reporting the appropriate percentages, determine which sex has higher aspirations.
- Compute the expected cell frequencies under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true.
- Test the null hypothesis that males and females do not differ in their occupational aspirations. Use α = .05.
- Compute and interpret an appropriate measure of association.
- 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
- Compute and interpret an appropriate measure of association.
- 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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