Question 1

In Liu and Srivastava's article on the U.S. Senate, which of the following is NOT one of their units of analysis?
A) the individual senator
B) senator dyads
C) the U.S. Senate as a whole
D) they use all of these as units of analysis

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Question 2

In Liu and Srivastava's article on the U.S. Senate, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of their senator dyads?
A) how differently each senator votes from the other
B) how far away one senator sits from the other in the chamber
C) how many years seniority one senator has over the other
D) all of these are characteristics of their dyads

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Question 3

In their article on the changing prison population, Porter and her co-authors concentrate on which characteristic?
A) race
B) age
C) gender
D) years of education

Accepted Answer

The article focuses on changes in the age distribution of the prison population, specifically the increase in older and elderly inmates. Race, gender, and years of education are not the main focus of the article.

Question 4

With regard to average age of prisoner, Porter found that the median age had _______ the mean age.
A) fallen further behind
B) nearly caught up to
C) completely caught up to
D) surpassed

Accepted Answer

The median age nearly catching up to the mean age suggests that the distribution of ages is becoming more symmetrical, with fewer younger or older outliers affecting the mean.

Question 5

A group of nine employees have a mean income of 50 thousand dollars, and the median income is 50 thousand dollars as well. A tenth employee is introduced into the mix, and this employee has an income of 100 thousand dollars. If you have enough information to find the new mean, then do so. If you don't have enough information to find the new mean, explain why. If you have enough information to find the new median, then do so. If you don't have enough information to find the new median, explain why.

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Question 6

Here are some statistics using GSS2008 data:
 $\begin{array}{l}
\text { RACE OF RESPONDENT }\
\begin{array}{ll}
\mathrm{N} & 2023 \
\text { Mean } & 1.32 \
\text { Median } & 1.00 \
\text { Mode } & 1.00 \
\text { Standard Deviation } & .631 \
\text { Variance } & .399
\end{array}
\end{array}$ Explain what is wrong with this output.

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...

Question 7

At a business, we find that, even though the mean salary for males and females is the same, the male employees' salary variance is 100, while the female employee's salary variance is 25. Describe what this tells us.

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Question 8

Here are some statistics using GSS2008 data for a variable "number of times respondent goes to a bar per month", using only black respondents who are in their 20s:
 $\begin{array}{lcc}
&\text { BLACK MALES }& \text { BLACK FEMALES }\
\mathrm{n} & 15 & 28 \
\text { Median } & 1.00 & .25 \
\text { Mean } & 4.00 & 1.39 \
\text { Standard Deviation } & 5.12 & 3.10
\end{array}$ Contrast these two groups with regard to skewness and variation.

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Question 9

Here are some statistics using GSS2008 data for a variable "number of weeks the respondent worked last year", using only respondents who are in their 40s:
 $\begin{array}{lcc} 
& \text { MALES } & \text { FEMALES } \
\text { Median } & 52.00 & 52.00 \
\text { Mean } & 45.97 & 37.68 \
\text { Standard Deviation } & 13.43 & 21.08
\end{array}$ Contrast these two groups with regard to skewness and variation.

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Question 10

At a business, we find that the male employees' salary distribution is positively skewed, while the female employees' salary distribution is negatively skewed. Describe what this tells us.

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Question 11

A group of nine employees have a mean income of 50 thousand dollars, with a standard deviation of 10 thousand dollars. Four more employees are introduced into the mix, and these employees each have an income of 50 thousand dollars. Find the new standard deviation.

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Question 12

Here are GSS2008 data on the variable called BABIES (number of household members less than 6 years old) for respondents aged 20 to 29:
 $\begin{array}{lc}
\text { Number of household members less than } 6 \text { years old: } & \text { Frequency } \
0 & 216 \
1 & 59 \
2 & 36 \
3 & 6 \
4 & 2
\end{array}$ Describe the "uniqueness" of someone who has 4 household members less than 6 years old.

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Question 13

A new set of variables in the 2008 GSS involved whether an anti-American Muslim clergyman should be allowed to do certain things. Here are the frequencies for these three variables:
 $\begin{array}{l}

\begin{array}{ccc}
&\text { Should be allowed... } & \text { Should not be allowed... }\
\text {..to teach at college } & 405 & 916 \
\text {...to make public speech } & 567 & 761 \
\text {...to have anti-American } & 663 & 662 \
\text { book in library } & &
\end{array}
\end{array}$ By calculating the IQV for each of the three variables, describe the differing amounts of variation in these attitudes.

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Question 14

You have a choice of moving to one of two countries: in the first, the Gini coefficient is 0, in the second, the Gini coefficient is 1. Explain the potential downside of living in each country.

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Quiz 3: Summarizing Center and Diversity: Basic Descriptive Statistics

In Liu and Srivastava's article on the U.S. Senate, which of the following is NOT one of their units of analysis?

In Liu and Srivastava's article on the U.S. Senate, which of the following is NOT a characteristic of their senator dyads?

In their article on the changing prison population, Porter and her co-authors concentrate on which characteristic?

With regard to average age of prisoner, Porter found that the median age had _______ the mean age.

At a business, we find that, even though the mean salary for males and females is the same, the male employees' salary variance is 100, while the female employee's salary variance is 25. Describe what this tells us.

At a business, we find that the male employees' salary distribution is positively skewed, while the female employees' salary distribution is negatively skewed. Describe what this tells us.

A group of nine employees have a mean income of 50 thousand dollars, with a standard deviation of 10 thousand dollars. Four more employees are introduced into the mix, and these employees each have an income of 50 thousand dollars. Find the new standard deviation.

You have a choice of moving to one of two countries: in the first, the Gini coefficient is 0, in the second, the Gini coefficient is 1. Explain the potential downside of living in each country.