CENTRAL TENDENCY

Homework 3 – Data Collection (COMPLETED ALREADY)

Instructions: Collect data from a convenience sample of 15 people by asking each of them the following questions and record their responses (variable names are listed before each question). The first six questions are about demographics. The next six are various questions related to the social sciences.

Record your data in a Excel spreadsheet and upload it to Moodle. Be sure to rename the file so that it includes your name (for example, “B. Jones – HW#2.xlsx”).

This assignment is to be done on your own—collect your own data. If you need help entering data into Excel, you can collaborate with a classmate.

Age: What is your age?

Sex: What is your sex?

1 = Male

2 = Female

Race: What is your race/ethnicity?

1 = White

2 = Hispanic or Latino

3 = Black or African American

4 = American Indian or Alaska Native

5 = Asian

6 = Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

7 = Other

Marital Status: What is your marital status?

1 = Never married

2 = Married

3 = Member of unmarried couple

4 = Widowed

5 = Divorced

6 = Separated

Education: What is the highest level of education you have completed?

1 = Less than high school

2 = Some high school, no diploma

3 = High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (for example: GED)

4 = Some college, no degree

5 = Trade/technical/vocational training

6 = Associate’s degree

7 = Bachelor’s degree

8 = Master’s degree

9 = Professional degree

10 = Doctorate degree

11 = Post graduate degree

Siblings: How many siblings do you have?

Sleep: How many hours of sleep did you get last night?

Religiosity: How much do you agree with this statement: I am a religious individual.

1 = strongly disagree

2 = disagree

3 = neutral

4 = agree

5 = strongly agree

Approval Rating: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

1 = approve

2 = disapprove

Courts: How would you say our courts are dealing with criminals?

1 = too harsh

2 = about right

3 = not harsh enough

Medical Marijuana: Should medical marijuana be legalized in South Carolina?

1 = Yes

2 = No

3 = I don’t know

Recreational Marijuana: Should recreational marijuana be legalized in South Carolina?

1 = Yes

2 = No

3 = I don’t know