Hi A. Nice dataset for demonstrating contingency chi2 and goodness of fit chi2. Here's the analyses in SPSS.
data list free / gend assign freq. begin data 1 1 8 1 2 6 2 1 2 2 2 33 end data. weight by freq. crosstabs /tables = gend by assign /stat = all. gend * assign Crosstabulation Count assign Total 1.00 2.00 gend 1.00 8 6 14 2.00 2 33 35 Total 10 39 49 Chi-Square Tests Value df Asymp. Sig. Exact Sig. Exact Sig. (2-sided) (2-sided) (1-sided) Fisher's Exact .000 .000 Test nonpar test /chisq gend. Observed N Expected N Residual 1.00 14 24.5 -10.5 2.00 35 24.5 10.5 Total 49 gend Chi-Square(a) 9.000 df 1 Asymp. Sig. .003 B. Two interesting questions implied by Ken's data, given significant effects shown above. B1. Why aren't males more motivated to complete such assignments? B2. Why aren't psychology courses being chosen more equally by male and female students? Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca >>> Ken Steele <steel...@appstate.edu> 21-Feb-10 4:57:38 PM >>> I just finished grading an easy *extra-credit* assignment. Completion of the assignment (a 1-page analysis of an advertisement) resulted in 0.5 point on the final grade. Here are the results: Turn in Assignment Male Female Yes 6 33 No 8 2 --------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. steel...@appstate.edu Professor and Assistant Chairperson Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --------------------------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=756 or send a blank email to leave-756-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=758 or send a blank email to leave-758-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu