SOC 301 Data Analysis, Spring 2003 Exam 3. Answer questions on notebook paper. 

 

Perform a hypothesis test on all of the questions below.  Set alpha at .05 for each.  Be sure to:

  1. Identify which analysis you are performing. 5 points
  2. Write your hypotheses conceptually and mathematically. 5 points
  3. Determine whether to accept or reject your null hypothesis, and identify why. 5 points
  4. Interpret your findings.  10 points

 

1.  Among people who were born in eastern NC and at some point in their lives left and returned to eastern NC, does age, at what age a resident left and at what age a resident returned influence levels of heterosexism?

 

Heterosexism is a scale that ranges from 6-17.   Age ranges from 18-93.
Age a resident left eastern NC ranges from 0-56.             Age resident returned to eastern NC ranges from 0-79.

                     

            Model

R

R Square

Adjusted R Square

Std. Error of the Estimate

F

Sig.

1

.188(a)

.035

.014

3.19624

1.666

.177(a)

 

             

 

Unstandardized Coefficients

Standardized Coefficients

t

Sig.

B

Std. Error

Beta

 

 

(Constant)

10.342

.930

 

11.126

.000

AGE 

.045

.021

.209

2.137

.034

LEFT 

.005

.036

.012

.126

.900

RETUR 

-.016

.028

-.061

-.563

.574

 

 

2.       Among residents of eastern NC, does whether you were born in eastern NC influence whether people think gays and lesbians choose their sexuality, controlling for gender?

Choose is measured as something they choose to be, something they cannot change, or a combination of choice and genetics.  Born in eastern NC is yes or no.            Gender is male or female.

 

 

Born in eastern North Carolina?

Men p = .025

yes

no

Something they choose to be

61.0%

43.0%

Something they cannot change

17.1%

22.9%

A combination of both choice and genetics

22.0%

34.1%

 

100%

100%

Women p = .318

 

 

Something they choose to be

48.0%

41.7%

Something they cannot change

16.8%

23.4%

A combination of both choice and genetics

35.2%

34.9%

 

100%

100%

 

 

3.  Does race influence heterosexism controlling for income?

Heterosexism is a scale that ranges from 6-17.

Race is White, Black, Hispanic, Native American, Asian and other.
Income is measured in dollars.

 

 

Mean

Std. Deviation

N

1  White

11.7260

3.08309

416

2  Black

11.9012

2.91539

162

3  Hispanic

11.1667

3.37145

6

4  Native American or Indian

13.5625

2.58118

16

5  Asian

8.3333

3.21455

3

6  Other

8.6000

2.67499

10

             

Source

Type III Sum of Squares

df

Mean Square

F

Sig.

Model

196.389(a)

6

32.731

3.573

.002

 

 

4.  Does age influence heterosexism, controlling for income?

Heterosexism is a scale that ranges from 6-17.

Age is age in years 18-93.
Income is measured in dollars.

r = .26, p = .000