We continue our examination of attitudes regarding homosexuality. Suppose that a
ID: 3182073 • Letter: W
Question
We continue our examination of attitudes regarding homosexuality. Suppose that a classmate of yours suggests that views about homosexual relations can be explained by the frequency of church attendance. Your classmate shows you the table at the top of page 342 (taken from the 2010 GSS sample). The table above is the table on top of page 342
a. What is the dependent variable in the table? What is the independent variable?
DV listed first; IV listed second
A) There is neither a dependent variable nor an independent variable
Both church attendance and attitudes toward homosexual relations are dependent variables
C) attitudes about homosexual relations; church attendance
D) church attendance; attitudes about homosexual relations
We continue our examination of attitudes regarding homosexuality. Suppose that a classmate of yours suggests that views about homosexual relations can be explained by the frequency of church attendance. Your classmate shows you the table at the top of page 342 (taken from the 2010 GSS sample). The table above is the table on top of page 342
a. What is the dependent variable in the table? What is the independent variable?
DV listed first; IV listed second
Homosexual Relations Always wrong Not wrong at all Total Never 161 Church Attendance Several Times a Year Every Week 136 174 Total 185 423Explanation / Answer
We can observe the given data and get the superficial idea that the person who attends the church more frequently is more likely to consider the homosexual relations as wrong, thus it means, the attendance in church influences the attitude towards homosexual relations.
In others words, the view about homosexuality depends on the attendance in the church.
Thus, the attitudes about homosexual relations is the dependent variable and the church attendance is the independent variable.
Hence the correct answer is,
C) attitudes about homosexual relations; church attendance
Related Questions
drjack9650@gmail.com
Navigate
Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.