Question

The following data were obtained from the General Social Survey.

	Religious Affiliation
Position on Abortion	Protestant	Catholic
Support	242	86
Oppose	287	170

3. Identify the independent variable (5 pts).

4. Calculate the marginal for the table below (10 pts)?

	Religious Affiliation		Row Total
Position on Abortion	Protestant	Catholic
Support	242	86
Oppose	287	170
Column Total

5.Calculate the appropriate percentages for each cell using the conventions introduced in Chapter 10 (10 pts).

	Religious Affiliation
Position on Abortion	Protestant	Catholic	Row Total
Support
Oppose
Column Total	100%	100%	100%

Answer 1

Q 3 ) The independent variable is Religious Affiliation

Q 4)

	Religious Affiliation		Row Total
Position on Abortion	Protestant	Catholic
Support	242	86	328
Oppose	287	170	457
Column Total	529	256	785

Q 5)

	Religious Affiliation (in Percentage)		Row Total
Position on Abortion	Protestant	Catholic
Support
Oppose
Column Total	100%	100%	100%