SW3000 Data Analysis Project
Name Christopher Cambron
Date May 1, 2024
Instructor Christopher Cambron
Data Analysis Demographic differences in job satisfaction and number of siblings in the General Social
Project Title Survey
Section I. Dataset (10 points)
Instructions. Choose a dataset from the Pew Research Center (PRC) ([Link]
resources/). Answer the following questions regarding the details of the dataset you chose.
Research Area General Social Survey
Name of dataset 2018 General Social Survey
Link to dataset [Link]
Dates of data March 1 to October 1, 2017
collection
Description of The General Social Survey (GSS) is a nationally representative survey of adults in the
dataset (see PRC United States conducted since 1972. The GSS collects data on contemporary American
reports that have society in order to monitor and explain trends in opinions, attitudes and behaviors. The
used these data) GSS contains a standard core of demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal questions, plus
topics of special interest. Among the topics covered are civil liberties, crime and violence,
intergroup tolerance, morality, national spending priorities, psychological well-being,
social mobility, and stress and traumatic events.
Section II. Descriptive Statistics (80 points)
Instructions. Choose four (4) variables from the dataset to describe. You are required to use these same
variables for your bivariate analyses in Section III. For each variable, provide the requested details. Your
descriptive statistics must be readable (either transfer the information from jamovi or paste a screenshot /
exported table)
Variable 1
Variable name PARTYID4
Survey question Political party affiliation collapsed
Level of measure nominal
Response DEMOCRAT = 1, INDEPENDENT = 2, REPUBLICAN = 3, OTHER = 4
options (include Missing are NA = -9
missing values)
Measures of
central tendency
and dispersion
One graph
Variable 2
Variable name SATJOB
Survey question Work satisfaction
Level of measure ordinal
Response VERY SATISFIED=1, MOD. SATISFIED = 2, A LITTLE DISSAT = 3, VERY DISSATISFIED = 4
options (include Missing values are NA = -9, DK = -8, IAP = -1
missing values)
Measures of
central tendency
and dispersion
One graph
Variable 3
Variable name HISPANIC
Survey question Hispanic specified
Level of measure nominal
Response NOT HISPANIC = 1, HISPANIC = 2,
options (include Missing values are NA = -9, DK = -8
missing values)
Measures of
central tendency
and dispersion
One graph
Variable 4
Variable name SIBS
Survey question Number of brothers and sisters
Level of measure Interval/ratio
Response Any value 0 or higher
options (include Missing are -9, -8, -1
missing values)
Measures of
central tendency
and dispersion
One graph
Section III. Bivariate Analysis (80 points)
Instructions. Using all four (4) variables you describe Section II, conduct two (2) bivariate analyses. You must
conduct two different statistical tests. Specify your research question, the statistical hypotheses (null and
alternative hypotheses), the statistical test you are using, and the results of the test. Cut and paste the table of
results directly into this document. You may choose to conduct a chi-square test, t-test, correlation analysis, or
linear regression. Contingency tables alone are not sufficient for bivariate analysis and must include an
inferential statistical test. Be sure the test you choose is appropriate for the level of measurement of the
variables you are using.
Bivariate Test 1
Research Is political party affiliation associated with job satisfaction
question
Null hypothesis Political party affiliation is not significantly associated with job satisfaction
Alternative Political party affiliation is significantly associated with job satisfaction
hypothesis
Name of Chi-square test of association
statistical test
Assumptions of Expected frequencies are sufficiently large
the test Data are independent of one another
Results of the
test
Bivariate Test 2
Research Are there differences in number of siblings for people identifying as Hispanic vs not
question Hispanic?
Null hypothesis There are not significant differences in number of siblings across people identifying as
Hispanic and not Hispanic
Alternative There are significant differences in number of siblings across people identifying as
hypothesis Hispanic and not Hispanic
Name of Independent samples t-test
statistical test
Assumptions of Normality
the test Independence
Homogeneity of variance
Results of the
test
Section IV. Interpretation (30 points)
Instructions. In this section, provide an interpretation of the results of the two (2) tests you conducted in
Section III. Provide a two sentence write up that includes five (5) components:
• the sample name (and N),
• variable names/descriptions,
• stat block,
• statistical significance,
• relevant descriptive statistics.
BONUS: (+2.5) add a one sentence interpretation of the strength and direction of an appropriate effect size for
the test you conducted
Bivariate Test 1
Interpretation Using data from the 2018 General Social Survey (N = 2,348), a chi-square test of
independence did not show significant differences in job satisfaction across self-reported
political party [Χ2 (9) = 9.43, p=.399]. Within parties, 46.5% of Democrats, 47.8% of
Independents, 54% of Republicans, and 48.1% of Other affiliated reported being “very
satisfied” with their jobs.”
BONUS: Effect size for the strength of association across groups (Cramer’s V = .043) was
very small.
Bivariate Test 2
Interpretation Using data from the 2018 General Social Survey (N = 2,348), an independent samples t-
test showed a significant difference in the number of siblings across people identifying as
Hispanic vs. not Hispanic [t (441) = -7.38, p<.001]. People identifying as Hispanic reported
4.72 siblings on average (SD=3.23) and people identifying as non-Hispanic reported 3.37
siblings on average (SD=2.74).
BONUS: Effect size for standardized mean difference in sibling count across Hispanics and
non-Hispanics was moderate with Hispanics reporting more siblings (Cohen’s d = -.481)
Section V. Jamovi Details
Instructions. Cut and paste the output from jamovi for your descriptive statistics and bivariate tests below. The
assignment cannot be graded without documentation of the operations that produced descriptive statistics
and bivariate tests. Only include the output related to the information provided in the template. Be sure your
instructor can view both the jamovi menu where you are selecting options for descriptive statistics and inferential
tests.