A survey was taken of 150 residents of major coal-producing states, 200 residents of maj...

A survey was taken of 150 residents of major coal-producing states, 200 residents of major oil- and natural-gas–producing states, and 450 residents of other states. Each resident chose a most preferred national energy policy. The results are shown in the following SPSS printout.

a. Interpret the values 62, 32.8, 41.3, and 7.8 in the upper left cell of the cross tabulation. Note the labels COUNT, ROWPCT, COL PCT, and TOT PCT at the upper left corner.

b. Which of the percentage calculations seems most meaningful to you?

c. According to the percentage calculations you prefer, does there appear to be a strong dependence between state and opinion?