1. A survey administered to a random sample from a localgrocery store finds that political party is related to whether ornot they favor an increase in sales tax, leading to a news story:Republicans support proposed tax increase. This is an example ofwhat type of statistic?
2. What are measures of centraltendency? When is each appropriate? What influences each measure ofcentral tendency? (ex. What is affected by every score in thedistribution? If you change only the highest score, what measuredoes that change?). What is the preferred measure of centraltendency for a skewed variable? What is the purpose of measures ofcentral tendency?
