Microsoft Word - Social Statistics_Homework #3.docx SOCIAL STATISTICS SOC 24100 Homework #3 Due: February 14 1. Using Table 1, calculate all appropriate measures of tendency (mode, median, and/or...

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Microsoft Word - Social Statistics_Homework #3.docx SOCIAL STATISTICS SOC 24100 Homework #3 Due: February 14 1. Using Table 1, calculate all appropriate measures of tendency (mode, median, and/or mean) for each variable: a. Region of the world b. Years of schooling c. Mortality rate (per 1,000) for children under 5 2. Describe what you found in detail. Use the numbers, and explain what the measures you calculated mean. Where appropriate, report whether the distribution is positively skewed, negatively skewed, or (mostly) symmetrical. Explain why you say this. 3. Explain the reasoning behind the measures of central tendency that you did NOT calculate for each variable (e.g., If for one of the variables you calculated mode and mean, but not median, why didn’t you calculate the median? What was not useful about the median for that variable?) 4. Choose EITHER years of schooling or the mortality rate, and re-code this variable into an ordinal variable. Construct a table of the frequency, percentage, and cumulative percentage distributions for your new ordinal variable. a. What is the mode and median for your new variable? b. Describe your findings in detail (you can report the mode and median within this description). Table 1: Region, Educational Attainment, and Child Mortality for Selected Countries Country Region Years of schooling Child mortality per 1,000 births Albania Europe 9.26 17.40 Australia Oceania 12.96 4.90 Bolivia South America 8.15 43.10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe 7.21 7.00 Brazil South America 6.99 15.30 Costa Rica North & Central America 8.31 10.10 Croatia Europe 11.03 4.90 Cyprus Asia 11.46 3.40 Dominican Republic North & Central America 7.36 28.00 El Salvador North & Central America 6.35 16.50 Ethiopia Africa 2.41 71.90 France Europe 11.04 4.20 Germany Europe 13.32 4.10 Guatemala North & Central America 5.60 33.10 Honduras North & Central America 5.53 23.70 Indonesia Asia 7.51 32.30 Israel Asia 12.46 4.40 Kuwait Asia 7.21 11.10 Lithuania Europe 12.40 6.10 Mali Africa 2.04 132.70 Malta Europe 9.57 6.80 Mauritius Africa 8.54 14.90 Mexico North & Central America 8.47 16.70 Montenegro Europe 11.16 6.40 Netherlands Europe 11.83 4.30 Pakistan Asia 4.73 87.90 Peru South America 9.01 19.10 Poland Europe 11.76 5.40 Portugal Europe 8.03 3.70 Qatar Asia 8.64 7.70 Romania Europe 10.69 12.80 Senegal Africa 2.42 63.00 Serbia Europe 8.78 7.20 Slovenia Europe 11.86 3.20 South Africa Africa 9.70 47.20 Spain Europe 9.51 4.60 Tonga Oceania 11.06 13.30 Turkey Asia 7.43 15.00 United Kingdom Europe 13.75 5.00 United States North & Central America 12.93 7.30 Uruguay South America 8.38 7.90 West Bank and Gaza Asia 8.60 23.20 Source: The World Bank