The Essentials of Statistics: A Tool for Social Research
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ISBN: 9781305802698
Author: Joseph F. Healey
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.5P
SOC The scores of 15 respondents on four variables are as reported here. These scores were taken from a public-opinion survey called the General Social Survey (GSS), the data set used for the computer exercises in this text. For the actual questions, see Appendix G. The numerical codes for the variables are as follows:
Sex | Support for Gun Control | Level of Education | Age |
1 = Male 2 = Female |
1 = in favor 2 = Opposed |
0 = Less than HS 1 = HS 2 = Jr. college 3 = Bachelor’s 4 = Graduate |
Actual years |
Case Number | Gender | Support for Gun | Level of Education | Age |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 55 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 |
5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 33 |
6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 77 |
8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33 |
12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 35 |
13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
Construct a frequency distribution for each variable. Include a column for percentages.
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