Below is a slightly-modified cross-tabulation table from MicroCase. This table presents the results from cross-tabulating variables DIFFER? and POL INFO from the NES file.
DIFFER? asks Do you think there are any important differences in what the Republicans and Democrats stand for? Lets call this concept perception of partisan differences.
POL INFO is the interviewers rating of the respondents level of information about politics and public affairs collapsed from five categories into three (low, average, and high). Lets call this concept level of political information.
The questions that follow are based on this table.
Low
Average
High
No
82
94
67
53
36
22
Yes
74
167
237
47
64
78
Total
156
261
304
100
100
100
Which is the dependent variable here?
A. Level of political information
B. Perception of partisan differences
Question 2In order to check a cross-tabulation table to see whether there is a pattern in the results, you need to:
A. Compare the column percentages going up and down the columns.
B. Compare the row percentages going up and down the columns.
C. Compare the column percentages horizontally.
D. Compare the row percentages horizontally.
