Do different generations view marriage differently? A 2010 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center asked the following question of each participant: €œIs marriage becoming obsolete?€ Results of this study are shown in the table below.
a. Identify the observational units.
b. Identify the explanatory and response variables. Also identify the type (categorical or quantitative) of each.
c. The conditional proportions of people who answered Yes, marriage is become obsolete, in each generation of the sample are: 0.44 (Millenial), 0.429 (Gen X), 0.350 (Boomers), and 0.322 (Age 65+). Based on these conditional proportions, does it appear that different generations tend to view marriage differently? Explain.

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Generation Millennial (ages 18-29) Gen X (ages 30–45) 313 Boomers (ages 46–65) 401 Total Age 65+ Yes obsolete? 236 1,018 68 Marriage No 745 300 416 143 1,604 Total 536 211 2,622 729 1,146