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The Essentials of Statistics: A Tool for Social Research

Joseph F. Healey

Chapter 10

Hypothesis Testing IV - all with Video Answers

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01:29

Problem 1

For each of the following tables, calculate the obtained chi square. (Hint: Calculate the expected frequencies for each cell with Formula 10.2. Double-check to make sure you are using the correct row and column marginals for each cell. It may be helpful to record the expected frequencies in table format; see Tables $10.210 .4$, and $10.8 .$ Next, use a computational table to organize the calculation for Formula 10.1; see Tables $10.5$ and 10.9. For each cell, subtract expected frequency from observed frequency and then record the result in column $3 .$ Square the value in column 3 and then record the result in column 4 . Divide the value in column 4 by the expected frequency for that cell and then record the result in column 5. Remember that the sum of column 5 in the computational table is obtained $\overline{c h i}$ square. As you proceed, double-check to make sure you are using the correct values for each cell.)

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11:59

Problem 2

PS There seems to be a "gender gap" in elections for the U.S. presidency, with women more likely to vote for the Democratic candidate than men. A small sample of university faculty has been asked about their political party preference. Do their responses indicate a significant relationship between gender and party preference?
a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between these variables?
b. Compute column percentages for the table to determine the pattem of the relationship. Which gender is more likely to prefer the Democratic Party?

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03:23

Problem 3

A local politician is concerned that a program for the homeless in her city is discriminating against blacks and other minorities. The following data were taken from a random sample of black and white homeless people.
a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between race and whether the person has received services from the program?
b. Compute column percentages for the table to determine the pattern of the relationship. Which group was more likely to get services?

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02:53

Problem 4

A sample of 25 cities have been classified as high or low on their homicide rates and on the number of handguns sold within the metropolitan area. Is there a relationship between these variables? Do cities with higher homicide rates have higher gun sales? Explain your results in a short paragraph.

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01:21

Problem 5

Is there a relationship between salary levels and unionization for public employees? The following data represent this relationship for fire departments in a random sample of 100 cities of roughly the same size. Salary data have been dichotomized at the median. Summarize your findings.
a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between these variables?
b. Compute column percentages for the table to determine the pattern of the relationship. Which group was more likely to get high salaries?

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04:25

Problem 6

A local judge has been allowing some individuals convicted of "driving under the influence" to work in a hospital emergency room as an alternative to fines and other penalties. A random sample of offenders has been drawn. Do participants in this program have lower rates of recidivism for this offense?
a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between these variables?
b. Compute column percentages to determine the pattem of the relationship. Which group is more likely to be rearrested for driving under the influence?

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02:39

Problem 7

A state's Department of Education has rated a sample of local school systems for compliance with state-mandated guidelines for quality. Is the quality of a school system significantly related to the affluence of the community as measured by per capita income?
a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between these variables?
b. Compute column percentages to determine the pattern of the relationship. Are high- or lowincome communities more likely to have highquality schools?

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03:23

Problem 8

A program of pet therapy has been running at a local nursing home. Are the participants in the program more alert and responsive than nonparticipants? The results are drawn from a random sample.
a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between these variables?
b. Compute column percentages to determine the pattern of the relationship. Which group is more likely to be alert?

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01:08

Problem 9

Is there a relationship between length of marriage and satisfaction with marriage? The necessary information has been collected from a random sample of 100 respondents drawn from a local community. Write a sentence or two explaining your decision.
a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between these variables?
b. Compute column percentages to determine the pattern of the relationship. Which group is more likely to be highly satisfied?

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01:23

Problem 10

Is there a relationship between college class standing and political orientation? Are thirdand fourth-year students significantly different from first- and second-year students on this variable? The following table reports the relationship between these two variables for a random sample of 267 college students.
a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between these variables?
b. Compute column percentages to determine the pattern of the relationship. Which group is more likely to be conservative?

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02:50

Problem 11

At a large urban college, about half the students live off campus in various arrangements and the other half live in dormitories on campus. Is academic performance dependent on living arrangements? The results based on a random sample of 300 students are presented here.
a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between these variables?
b. Compute column percentages to determine the pattern of the relationship. Which group is more likely to have a high GPA?

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01:03

Problem 12

An urban planning commissioner has built a database describing a sample of the neighborhoods in her city and has developed a scale by which each area can be rated for the "quality of life" (this includes measures of pollution, noise, open space, services available, and so on). She has also asked samples of residents of these areas about their level of satisfaction with their neighborhoods. Is there significant agreement between the commissioner's objective ratings of quality and the respondents' self-reports of satisfaction?
a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between these variables?
b. Compute column percentages to determine the pattern of the relationship. Which group is most likely to have high satisfaction?

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03:27

Problem 13

Does support for the legalization of marijuana vary by region of the country? The table displays the relationship between the two variables for a random sample of 1,020 adult citizens. Is the relationship significant?
a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between these variables?
b. Compute column percentages for the table to determine the pattern of the relationship. Which region is most likely to favor the legalization of marijuana?

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03:08

Problem 14

A researcher is concerned with the relationship between attitudes toward violence and violent behavior. If attitudes "cause" behavior (a very debatable proposition), then people who have positive attitudes toward violence should have high rates of violent behavior. A pretest was conducted on 70 respondents, and among other things, the respondents were asked "Have you been involved in a violent incident of any kind over the past six months?" The researcher established the following relationship:
The chi square calculated on these data is $.23$, which is not significant at the $.05$ level (confirm this conclusion with your own calculations). Undeterred by this result, the researcher proceeded with the project and gathered a random sample of 7,000 . In terms of percentage distributions, the results for the full sample were exactly the same as for the pretest:
However, the chi square obtained is a very healthy $23.4$ (confirm with your own calculations). Why is the full-sample chi square significant when the pretest was not? What happened? Do you think that the second result is important?

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04:31

Problem 15

Some results from a survey administered to a nationally representative sample are presented here. For each table, conduct the chi square test of significance and compute column percentages. Write a sentence or two of interpretation for each test.
a. Support for the legal right to an abortion by age:
b. Support for the death penalty by age:
c. Fear of walking alone at night by age:
d. Support for legalizing marijuana by age:
e. Support for suicide when a person has an incurable disease by age:

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02:33

Problem 16

A random sample of 748 voters in a large city were asked how they voted in the presidential election of 2008 . Calculate chi square and the col. umn percentages for each table below and then write a brief report describing the significance of the relationships as well as the patterns you observe.
a. Presidential preference and gender:
b. Presidential preference and race/ethnicity:
c. Presidential preference by education:
d. Presidential preference by religion:

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