Introduction to Research Design and Statistics

Assignment #4


Part I:

1. Generate a contingency table for School by Bilingual Status. 2. Generate a contingency table for Algebra by School.

3. One item on a survey given to a random sample of 2,340 parents of school-aged children asked, "If you had complete freedom of choice and factors, such as, transportation and money were no object, which of the following schooling situations would you select for you child/children?" The choices were a) Home Schooling, b) Neighborhood Public School, c) Magnet Public School, d) Private School (Religious), e) Private School (Non-Religious). Below are the responses to the item:

A similar survey was done in 1972 found the following results: 5% selected home schooling, 45% selected neighborhood public schools, 10% selected magnet schools, 25% selected private schools (religious), and 15% selected private schools (non-religious).

Test the pattern of frequencies between the current survey and the one given in 1972. Include:

Part II:


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Phil Ender, 30Jun98