Topic: Bivariate Analysis Assignment
Download and open gss2016_10.sav Download gss2016_10.sav A local school is planning a progressive sex education program. To prepare for any resistance from the community, the teachers want to know characteristics of individuals who would strongly oppose the school’s active engagement in sex education. You are hired by the school to conduct statistical analyses to answer the series of questions from the teachers.
One of the teachers asked, “Is the self-identified religiosity level related to attitude toward sex education in public schools? If so, how are they related?” First, using the provided codebook, find the variables that are appropriate for this analysis. Then, conduct chi-square test to answer the research question.
Identify the variables you will use:
IV: ______________________________________________________
DV: _____________________________________________________
State your hypothesis and provide rationale
Test the hypotheses using the Chi-Square test. Report the following results.
Chi-Square value = ___________________
p-value = ____________________
Gamma/Phi/Cramer’s V= __________
People who reported strong religiosity and opposed sex education = _________ %
People who reported somewhat strong religiosity and opposed sex education = ________%
People who reported not very strong religiosity and opposed sex education =________ %
Atheist who opposed sex education = _______ %
Provide your interpretation (ie., explain the findings to the teacher)
Another teacher asked, “Is sex (men vs. women) related to attitude toward sex education? If so, how?” First, using the provided codebook, find the variables that are appropriate for this analysis and conduct Chi-Square test.
Identify the variables you will use:
IV: ______________________________________________________
DV: _____________________________________________________
State your hypothesis and provide rationale
Test the hypotheses using the Chi-Square test. Report the following results.
Chi-Square value = ___________________
p-value = ____________________
Gamma/Phi/Cramer’s V= __________
Men who opposed sex education = _________________________ %
Women who opposed sex education = _________________________ %
Provide your interpretation (ie., explain the findings to the teacher)
- Based on your statistical analyses, what kinds of people are more likely to support sex education in public schools? Who is more likely to oppose sex education in public schools? Describe what you have learned from the analyses in words that are easy to understand for someone who has not taken a statistics class.
