11.2. PS As mentioned in this chapter, many analysts have noted a "gender gap" in U.S. elections, with women more likely to vote for the Democratic candidate. A sample of university faculty has been...

Extracted text: 11.2. PS As mentioned in this chapter, many analysts have noted a "gender gap" in U.S. elections, with women more likely to vote for the Democratic candidate. A sample of university faculty has been asked about their political party preference. Do their responses indicate a significant relationship between gender and party preference for this group? Gender Party Male Female TOTALS Preference Democrat 10 15 25 Republican 15 10 25 TOTALS 25 25 50 a. Is there a statistically significant relationship between gender and party preference? b. Compute column percentages for the table to clarify the pattern of the relationship. Which gender is more likely to prefer the Democrats?