Question: Problem set 2: use the following information to answer questions 4-7 (5 points total): We continue our analysis from previous problem set, this time examining
Problem set 2: use the following information to answer questions 4-7 (5 points total):
We continue our analysis from previous problem set, this time examining the relationship between social class (CLASS) and spending on welfare (NATFARE).
| Social Class | |||||
| Spending on Welfare | Lower Class | Working Class | Middle Class | Upper Class | Total |
| Too little | 56 | 84 | 98 | 8 | 246 |
| About right | 32 | 112 | 101 | 26 | 271 |
| Too much | 10 | 124 | 113 | 36 | 283 |
| Total | 98 | 320 | 312 | 70 | 800 |
- What is the number of degrees of freedom for this table (1 pts)?
- Calculate the chi-square (2 pts).
| Social Class/Welfare Spending | / | ||||
| Lower/Too little | 56 | ||||
| Lower/About right | 32 | ||||
| Lower/Too much | 10 | ||||
| Working/Too little | 84 | ||||
| Working/About right | 112 | ||||
| Working/Too much | 124 | ||||
| Middle/Too little | 98 | ||||
| Middle/About right | 101 | ||||
| Middle/Too much | 113 | ||||
| Upper/Too little | 8 | ||||
| Upper/About right | 26 | ||||
| Upper/Too much | 36 | ||||
| X2= ________ |
- Based on an alpha of .05, do you reject the null hypothesis (1 pts)?
- Explain the reason for your answer (1 pts).
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