SOCI 3163 SPSS 2

SOCI 3163.50 SOCIAL STATISTICS- Fall/2023 Module 2 Homework Assignment Frankfort-Nachmias et al.: Chapter 2 Due: Sunday, Points Value: 25 Instructions: Download this word document to your computer and save the file as your last name_Assignment2 (example: Pioneer_Assignment2). Type your answer(s) for each of the questions below. Once completed, upload your homework assignment to the Module 2 Assignment folder under Homework Assignments in Canvas. Emailed assignments will not be graded. Name: 19.5/25 1. Suppose you surveyed 30 people and asked them whether they are white (W) or nonwhite (NW), and how many traumas (e.g., serious accidents, rapes, or crimes) they had experienced in the past year. You also asked them to tell you whether they perceived themselves as being in the upper class (UC), middle class (MC), working class (WC), or lower class (LC). Your survey resulted in the raw data presented in the table below. (7 points) person Race (W/NW) Number of past traumas (past year) Social Class (UC/ MC/ WC/ LC) 1 W 2 MC 2 NW 0 WC 3 W 1 MC 4 NW 3 WC 5 NW 2 LC 7 NW 1 WC 8 W 4 MC 9 NW 0 LC 10 W 2 WC 11 NW 1 UC 12 W 3 LC Module 2 Assignment Page 1 of 9

13 W 0 MC 14 NW 1 UC 15 NW 1 UC 16 W 1 UC 17 W 2 WC 18 NW 0 MC 19 NW 4 WC 20 W 1 LC 21 NW 2 UC 22 W 0 WC 23 NW 3 LC 24 NW 0 MC 25 W 2 UC 26 W 1 WC 27 NW 2 MC 28 NW 3 WC 29 W 0 LC 30 NW 1 UC a. Identify the level of measurement for each variable. (1.5 points) -Race: Nominal -Class: Nominal -Number of traumas interval-ratio a. Construct a raw frequency table for race. (3.5 points) INCORRECT: N/A Module 2 Assignment Page 2 of 9

How many of the 30 individuals are nonwhite? (1 point) INCORRECT 16 How many of the 30 individuals are white? (1 point) INCORRECT 14 Table 1 . Hypothetical Data on the Number of Traumas by Race and Social Class (N=30) Race Class Trauma (#) W LC 1 W MC 0 W MC 1 NW MC 1 NW LC 2 W WC 0 NW WC 0 W MC 0 W MC 1 NW WC 1 NW WC 2 NW MC 0 NW LC 0 W UC 0 W WC 1 Module 2 Assignment Page 3 of 9