Question

1.- a) Given that the distribution is symmetrical, which is the most appropriate measure of central tendency for each variable (explain your answer by stating the level of measurement for each variable).

You can organize your answer into the following format.

Variable Name                        Level Measurement                Measurement of central tendency

b) What can you say about marital status, number of children and happiness with marriage in terms of their measure of central tendency (Hint: these answers should be based on the appropriate measure of central tendency). In 2017, American families had on average 1.9 children under the age of 18. How does that compare with the following table of 2012?

	HOW OFTEN R ATTENDS RELIGIOUS SERVICES	RESPONDENTS SEX	MARITAL STATUS	THINK OF SELF AS LIBERAL OR CONSERVATIVE	MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN	NUMBER OF CHILDREN	HAPPINESS OF MARRIAGE	SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL	ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH
Valid	1966	1974	1974	1874	1246	1971	897	1234	1268
Missing	8	0	0	100	728	3	1077	740	797
Mean	3.49	1.55	2.57	4.06	1.54	1.89	1.37	1.53	4.35
Median	3.00	2.00	2.00	4.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	2.00	4.00
Mode	0	2	1	4	2	2	1	2	4

Answer 1

b. Regarding marital status, larger proportion of the subjects belong to group '2'.Average no. of children per family is 2. larger proportion of the subjects belong to status '1'.

American families had on average 1.89 children under the age of 18 in 2012, almost equal to that observed later (1.9) in 2017.