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waynest

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  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 2

In 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.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

C.



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