Data and Questions

Posted: August 25th, 2021

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Data and Questions

Question 1

1. “Eighty-four percent disagree” is a statistical measure for the variable “demographic” that feels women are equally positioned for politics like men.
2. Variables with percentages are classified as ratio data with regard to the statistical levels of measurement.
3. Mean is the most suitable measure of central tendency which I could use as there are almost no outliers in the data.
4. 97 people participated in answering the questions in 2018.

Question 2

1. It is a “demographic” qualitative variable.
2. Variables which are listed in order, for example, “less likely,” are classified as ordinal data as far as levels of measurement are concerned.
3. The use of qualitative description for this variable is an indication that the possibility of the data having instances of outliers is inherent. Thus, median is the best measure of central tendency to use.
4. Since the variable is being estimated, high probability is that it is an explained variable.

Question 3

1. Affirmative action
2. Its normative data as the specific amount of the variable is not given.
3. Should women be given preference?
4. Women do not deserve to be given preferential support?

Question 4

1. Hypothesis: Education makes people less likely to support preferential treatment of women.

The culture and religion of college graduates. 

• The motivation making educated men less likely to support working women.

The patriarchal effect or influence of college graduates.

Women’s response to the position of the college-educated men.

• Motivation is measured by the variable named “gender difference.”

The patriarchal effect is measured by the variable named American people/society.

Women’s response is measured by the variable gender difference.

• It is an independent variable.

The outlined variables are all independent variables which explain affirmative action, and they are normative data.

Question 5

1. Variable: Abortion in the case of economic hardships. The question asked is “Please tell me whether or not you think it should be possible for a pregnant woman to obtain a legal abortion if the family has a very low income and cannot afford any more children.”
2. Yes. Respondents sometimes are biased and they are likely to answer questions with an attitude against the interviewer.
3. GSS could have been interested in the variable as at that time given that laws prohibiting abortion on moral grounds were yet to be enacted.