3. A Roper organization survey asked “How far have environmental protection laws

Question

3. A Roper organization survey asked “How far have environmental protection laws and regulations gone?” The possible answers are: Not far enough, about right, or too far. Forty-one percent reported environmental laws have not gone far enough, but a rising 37 percent indicated satisfaction that about the right balance had been struck. Only 22 percent indicated environmental laws had gone too far.

a. What kind of variable is the response?

b. Which response is the mode?s

c. Can you compute the mean for this variable, if so what is it, if not why?

d. Can you compute the median for this variable, if so what is it, if not why?

Explanation / Answer

A) THE RESPONSES ARE SUJECTIVE VARIABLE WITH NO DATA LINKED TO IT.

B) MODE IS THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY IN THE DATA AND IN THIS HIGHES IS 41% WITH NOT FAR ENOUGH IS THE MODE

C) MEAN CANNOT BE CALCULATED AS MEAN IS TAKEN OF THE NUMBERS BUT HERE WE HAVE SUBJECTIVE VARIABLES

D) SIMILARLY FOR THE ABOVE REASON WE ALSO CANNOT COMMUTE MEDIAN.

Related Questions

Navigate

• Browse (All)
• Browse 3
• Subjects

Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.