Exercises 11

1. A random sample of 800 Marawi City residents are classified according to their economic status
(such as low, middle, and high) and their opinions whether or not they are favor to the new re-
routing scheme in Quezon Avenue. The observed frequencies are presented below:

Decision Low Middle High

For 152 183 143
Against 104 128 90
a. Compute the percentage distribution of each income category. Which income category has
the highest percentage against re-routing scheme?
b. Compute the Cramer’s V and interpret the results,
2. A researcher conducted a survey to determine whether working mother affect the performance
of their 8-year old children in school. The following data were taken a random sample of 200 8-
year old students.

Performance of 8-year old students in school

low average high
Working Mother 42 44 34
Non-Working Mother 46 22 12
a. Which do you think is the independent variable? Compute the percentage distribution and
compare them.
b. Compute the Cramer’s V and interpret the results.
3. A random sample of 200 married men, all retired, was classified according to education and
number of children.

Education Number of Children

0-1 2-3 Over 3
Elementary 14 37 32
Secondary 19 42 17
Tertiary 12 17 10
a. Compute the percentage distribution of each level of educational attainment. Compare the
results.
b. Compute the Cramer’s V coefficient. Interpret the results.

Exercises 12

1. A researcher wishes to see if there is a relationship between the number of calories a sandwich
has and the sodium content of the sandwich. Several different types of sandwiches are used.
The following data are as follows:

Calories, X 419 419 386 240 354 231 174

Sodium (mg),Y 495 645 1202 581 990 1159 787

2. A researcher wishes to determine if there is a relationship between the energy efficiency rating
(EER) of an air conditioner and its cost. The EER is determined by the Appliance Manufactures’
Association. The data are as follows:
 EER, X 9.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.3 9.1 8.6
Cost ($), Y 370 360 400 400 420 350 310
3. An educator wants to see the relationship between a student’s score on a test and his or her
grade point average. The data obtained from the sample follow.

Test Score, X 98 105 100 106 95 116 112

GPA, Y 2.6 2.1 2.3 2.0 2.4 1.7 1.9
4. An English instructor is interested in finding the strength of a relationship between the final
exam grades of students enrolled in English 1 and English 2 classes. The data are given below in
percentages. Check your answer in calculator.

English 1, X 83 97 80 95 73 78 91 86
English 2, Y 78 95 83 97 78 72 90 80

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