Exam 13: Association Between Variables Measured at the Ordinal Level

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Mathematically,gamma is the ratio of the difference between the number of pairs of cases ranked the same minus the number of pairs of cases ranked differently to

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Scales have been administered to eleven individuals measuring their job satisfaction and the prestige of their occupations.Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction and more prestige.Calculate Spearman's rho and write a sentence or two analyzing the strength and direction of the relationship. A 56 17 B 53 15 C 78 25 D 77 20 E 23 10 F 29 12 G 44 16 H 57 20 I 80 22 J 33 21 J 39 24

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For the relationship between social class and movie attendance,a researcher found a gamma of -0.45.This relationship is

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A bivariate table has 1843 pairs of cases ranked the same (Ns)and 345 pairs of cases ranked differently (Nd).This is

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Which measure of association is based on predicting the order of pairs of cases?

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Gamma provides a summary measure of the

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For the relationship between social class and movie attendance,a researcher found a gamma of -0.45.This indicates that

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Gamma and lambda are based on the logic of

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Many studies have explored the relationship between smoking and health problems.If one of these studies found a Spearman's rho of +0.78 between amount of smoking and seriousness of health problems,this would indicate

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A bivariate table has 723 pairs of cases ranked the same (Ns)and 1489 pairs of cases ranked differently (Nd).This is

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For ordinal level variables with only a few categories or values,an appropriate measure of association would be

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Spearman's rho is appropriate for ordinal level variables because it is computed from

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In the case of gamma,a positive relationship means that

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A gamma computed on the relationship between marital happiness and amount of TV viewing is +0.78.This relationship is

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Table 13.1 Suppot for Restrictive Immigration Policy by Education EDUCATION SUPPORT Less than High School High School College Low 60 30 10 Neutral 20 30 20 High 10 40 70 100\% 100\% 100\% In Table 13.1,support for immigration restriction ____ as education increases.

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In the logic of gamma,pairs of cases in the same row or column are

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Gamma is a symmetrical measure of association.This means that

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A gamma computed on the relationship between marital happiness and amount of TV viewing is +0.78.This means that

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A researcher tested the relationship between occupational prestige and level of approval of a proposal to ban handguns in the state and found a gamma of -0.17.This means that

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A researcher tested the relationship between occupational prestige and level of approval of a proposal to ban handguns in the state and found a gamma of -0.17.This relationship is

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