Take Home Exercise: Crosstabs on the Computer

Research Question: Does college education influence people's attitudes about whether women are suited for politics?

Alpha = .05

Education is measured as college degree or graduate degree.

Attitude is measured as "agree" or "disagree"

IV = education
DV = attitudes about women in politics

Both Categorical, so analysis is a crosstab

Ho: There is no relationship between education and people's attitudes about whether women are suited for politics. chi square = 0

H1: There is a relationship between education and people's attitudes about whether women are suited for politics. chi square not equal 0

Chi-square calculate value = 30.72, p = .000

Reject null.  (p is less than alpha)

There is a relationship between education and people's attitudes about whether women are suited for politics. About 90% of people with a graduate degree think women are suited for politics.  A smaller percentage (80%), although still a majority, of people with a college degree think women are suited for politics.