Jaron Brandon

04-11-2012
POLI 010
Lab: Tues at 10am.
Assignment Three
1)
Ideological |
self-placem |
ent |
Freq. Percent
Cum.
------------+----------------------------------ExtLib |
139
3.21
3.21
Lib |
524
12.09
15.30
SlghtLib |
517
11.93
27.23
Mod |
1,683
38.84
66.07
SlghtCon |
618
14.26
80.34
Con |
685
15.81
96.15
ExtCon |
167
3.85
100.00
------------+----------------------------------Total |
4,333
100.00
A.The percentage of respondents who were either extremely liberal, liberal or slightly
liberal is 27.23 percent.
The percentage of respondents who are moderate is 38.84 percent.
The percentage of slightly conservative, conservative or extremely conservative is 33.93 percent.
RECODE of |
polviews |
(Ideological |
self-placeme |
nt) |
Freq.
Percent
Cum.
-------------+----------------------------------Liberal |
1,180
27.23
27.23
moderate |
1,683
38.84
66.07
Conservative |
1,470
33.93
100.00
-------------+----------------------------------Total |
4,333
100.00
B. Coded 1 polview3 = 27.23 percent
Coded 2 polview3= 38.84
Coded 3 polview3= 33.93

C. Ideology:3 |
Categories |

Freq.

Percent

Cum.

-------------+----------------------------------Liberal |
1,180
27.23
27.23
moderate |
1,683
38.84
66.07
Conservative |
1,470
33.93
100.00
-------------+----------------------------------Total |
4,333
100.00

2)
A. Between 0 and 9
B. 6
C. civlibs |
Freq.
Percent
Cum.
------------+----------------------------------0 |
117
7.92
7.92
1 |
68
4.60
12.52
2 |
100
6.77
19.28
3 |
232
15.70
34.98
4 |
187
12.65
47.63
5 |
174
11.77
59.40
6 |
192
12.99
72.40
7 |
143
9.68
82.07
8 |
107
7.24
89.31
9 |
158
10.69
100.00
------------+----------------------------------Total |
1,478
100.00
3)
A. The cumulative percentage for the year 1949 is 28.54 percent.
The cumulative percentage for the year 1965 is 61.02 percent.
B. The cumulative percentage for the year 1949 on cohort3 is 28.54 percent.
The cumulative percentage for the year 1965 on cohort3 is 61.02 percent.

C. Three |
generations |
Freq.
Percent
Cum.
------------+----------------------------------1949/Before |
1,282
28.54
28.54
1950-1965 |
1,459
32.48
61.02
1966-1988 |
1,751
38.98
100.00
------------+----------------------------------Total |
4,492
100.00

4.
a
3 quantiles |
of rincom06 |
Freq.
Percent
Cum.
------------+----------------------------------1 |
1,000
37.47
37.47
2 |
994
37.24
74.71
3 |
675
25.29
100.00
------------+----------------------------------Total |
2,669
100.00
b
3
quantiles |
of rincom06 |
Freq.
Percent
Cum.
------------+----------------------------------Low |
1,000
37.47
37.47
Middle |
994
37.24
74.71
High |
675
25.29
100.00
------------+----------------------------------Total |
2,669
100.00
5
A. The percentage of respondents saying Yes, illegal to all is 39.40 percent.
The percentage of respondents saying No, not illegal to all is 60.60 percent.
B. The percentage of respondents coded 1 on porn 1 is 39.40 percent.
The percentage of respondents coded 0 on porn 1 is 60.60 percent.

C.
pornlaw2==Y |
es, illegal |
to all |
Freq.
Percent
Cum.
------------+----------------------------------0 |
1,192
60.60
60.60
1 |
775
39.40
100.00
------------+----------------------------------Total |
1,967
100.00
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Part 2
1. Find the median from the following frequency table:
a .3
2. ID refers to the identification number of individuals. X row refers to quantified information
of variable X for each individual.
a. Find the mean for the data:
1.) 38
b. Find the deviation for each individual observation.
1.) 28
2.) 8
3.) 2
4.)12
5.) 22
c. Find the sample standard deviation for the data
1.) 17.2
3. A researcher wants to know whether a political science student, in general, has a higher
tolerance level than a UCM student. Conduct a significance test for the difference between
two means based on the following information.
UCM SAMPLE POLI SCI SAMPLE
N= 300 N = 1500
Sample mean = 7 Sample mean = 5
Sample standard deviation = 2.4 Sample standard deviation = 1.4
a. What is your alpha level and why?
1.) 0.05 is the standard alpha value because it does not allow the error in proving the null
hypothesis correct to exceed 5%, which is considered acceptable
b. What is your Ho and why?
1.) The Ho would be political science students not having a higher tolerance because it is
the null hypothesis that you want to reject.
c. What is your Ha and why?
1.)The Ha would be political science students having a higher tolerance because it is the
desired result.
d. What is Z for the difference between the two sample mean? Is this difference
statistically significant and why or why not?
e. Whats the exact pvalue for the zscore you calculated? Answer this question by
using Stata.