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CHI-SQUARE: Political Party Affiliation versus Having a Pistol or Revolver in the home

Using the attached SPSS Chart, complete a Chi-Square Analysis. 18 points.

a) IV? LOM? Political Party Affiliation. Nominal.

b) DV? LOM? Pistol or revolver in the home. Nominal.

c) How many answered both questions? 1541.

d) Percentage who did not respond? 34.4%.

e) Analyze a Row? Chose the yes row. Republicans at 39.1% are more likely to have a pistol or revolver in the home than Democrats at 18.2%. Overall, 25.9% of all respondents have a pistol or revolver in the home.

f) Calculate and interpret Epsilon? Epsilon: 39.1% - 18.2% = 20.9%. A Republican is 20.9% more likely to have a pistol or revolver in the home than a Democrat.

g) Is there an association at the 95% Confidence Level: Which Chi-Sq? Pcritical? Pactual? Y/N? Why? Pearson. Pcritical =.05. P actual = .000. Yes. .000 < .05.

h) If yes, how strong: Measure used? Value? Interpretation? Cramer’s V, .192, Weak.