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Statistical Methods Homework Assignment

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P11.

1011 Statistical Methods for Public, Nonprofit, and Health Management


Students name:

______________________________

Mailbox number:

__________

Homework Class 1

1. For these variables in the General Social Survey (see Appendix G of the Healey
text), indicate the level of measurement (nominal, ordinal or interval), and whether
the measure is continuous or discrete.
AGE, CAPPUN, CLASS, EDUC, RELIG
Record your answers in the table below:
VARIABLE IN GSS

NOMINAL, ORDINAL OR
INTERVAL?

CONTINUOUS OR
DISCRETE?

AGE
CAPPUN
CLASS
EDUC
RELIG

2. At St. Algebras College, the number of males and females in the various major
fields of study are as follows:
Major

Males

Females

Humanities
Social Sciences

117
97

200
229

Natural Sciences
Business

72
156

83
13
2
20
13
9
35
15
42
4

899

Nursing
Education

3
30

Totals

475

Totals

92
295
38
45

Read each of the following problems carefully before constructing the fraction and
solving for the answer (HINT: Be sure you place the proper number in the

Class 1 Homework Assignment


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denominator of the fractions. For example, some problems use the total number of
males or females as the denominator but others use the total number of majors.)
a. What percentage of social science majors are male?

b. What proportion of business majors are female?

c. For the humanities, what is the ratio of males to females?

d. What percentage of the total student body are males?

e. What is the ratio of males to females for the entire sample?

f. What proportion of nursing majors are male?

g. What percentage of the sample are social science majors?

h. What is the ratio of humanities majors to business majors?

i. What is the ratio of female business majors to female nursing majors?

j. What proportion of the males are education majors?

Class 1 Homework Assignment


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3. Construct a two way frequency table to summarize whether males or females are
more satisfied with the services. Then, discuss your findings in plain English.
Student
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
* Key:

Sex
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Female
Female
Male
Female
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male

(4) Very satisfied


(3) Satisfied

Marital
Status
Single
Married
Single
Single
Married
Single
Married
Single
Single
Divorced
Single
Married
Single
Married
Single
Married
Married
Divorced
Divorced
Single

Satisfaction with
Services*
4
2
4
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
2
1
3
2

(2) Dissatisfied
(1) Very dissatisfied

Class 1 Homework Assignment


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Age
18
19
18
19
20
20
18
21
19
23
24
18
22
26
18
19
19
19
21
20

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