Author Question: In regression, the difference between the actual value on the dependent variable and the predicted ... (Read 68 times)

sam.t96 · **on:** Jul 12, 2018

In regression, the difference between the actual value on the dependent variable and the predicted value for a case is called a (an) ___________________ __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 2

Suppose you are examining the relationship between support for gun control laws and religious fundamentalism. You believe that region might be an important antecedent variable. You have the following (hypothetical) results (in percentages) for a national sample. Interpret the effects of the antecedent variable. (The results are in the following table.)

Attitudes Toward Gun Control Laws By Degree of Religious
Fundamentalism By Region
(Hypothetical Results)

Region

Low Fundamentalism

Medium Fundamentalism

High Fundamentalism

Northeast

For

67

65

66

Against

33

35

34

Midwest

For

67

65

66

Against

33

35

34

South

For

75

60

40

Against

25

40

60

West

For

25

40

60

Against

75

60

40

What will be an ideal response?

medine · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 12, 2018

Answer to Question 1

RESIDUAL

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The antecedent variable, region, does substantially affect the relationship between support for gun control and religious fundamentalism. This is indicated by the fact that there are three different patterns between support for gun control and religious fundamentalism depending upon the region. First, the Northeast and the Midwest share the same pattern: no relationship between support for gun control and religious fundamentalism. Second, in the South, there is a strong, negative relationship between support for gun control and religious fundamentalism (those who are more religiously fundamentalist are less supportive of gun control). Third, in the West, there is a strong, positive relationship between support for gun control and religious fundamentalism (those who are more religiously fundamentalist are more supportive of gun control). Thus, region has a substantial impact on the relationship between support for gun control and religious fundamentalism.