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Who do you think would be more fearful of walking in their neighborhoods at night: males or females? Must use gamma, Yule’s Q and 2 x 2 tables, what does the following table, and accompanying statistics, tell you about the actual direction and strength of the relationship? Support your Answer must be supported with details from the table.

**Educational Resource: Crosstabulation Analysis of Gender and Fear of Walking in Neighborhoods at Night**

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**Title:** Crosstabulation of Gender (Sex) with Whether Respondent Reports Being Fearful of Walking in the Neighborhood at Night (Fear)

**Source:** General Social Survey (GSS), via the Social Data Archive

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### Table Description:

The table examines the relationship between gender and the fear of walking in neighborhoods at night. The data is organized in a crosstabulation with rows representing gender and columns representing the response to fear. Each cell contains:

- **Row percent**
- **Weighted N value**

#### Columns:

- **FEAR:**
  - 1: YES
  - 2: NO
  - ROW TOTAL

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### Detailed Table Data:

- **Gender: MALE**
  - Feels fearful (YES): 21.8% (3,961.9)
  - Does not feel fearful (NO): 78.2% (14,209.4)
  - Total: 100.0% (18,171.3)

- **Gender: FEMALE**
  - Feels fearful (YES): 52.2% (11,141.0)
  - Does not feel fearful (NO): 47.8% (10,214.5)
  - Total: 100.0% (21,355.5)

- **Column Totals:**
  - Feels fearful (YES): 38.2% (15,102.9)
  - Does not feel fearful (NO): 61.8% (24,423.9)
  - Total: 100.0% (39,526.8)

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### Statistical Means and Deviations:

- **Means:**
  - Male: 1.74
  - Female: 1.42
  - Total: 1.54

- **Standard Deviations:**
  - Male: 0.44
  - Female: 0.49
  - Total: 0.50

- **Unweighted N:**
  - Male: 15,701
  - Female: 23,740
  - Total: 39,441

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### Color Coding and Interpretation:

The table uses color coding to indicate statistical significance based on Z-scores:

- **< -2.0**
- **< -1.0**
- **<
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Transcribed Image Text:**Educational Resource: Crosstabulation Analysis of Gender and Fear of Walking in Neighborhoods at Night** --- **Title:** Crosstabulation of Gender (Sex) with Whether Respondent Reports Being Fearful of Walking in the Neighborhood at Night (Fear) **Source:** General Social Survey (GSS), via the Social Data Archive --- ### Table Description: The table examines the relationship between gender and the fear of walking in neighborhoods at night. The data is organized in a crosstabulation with rows representing gender and columns representing the response to fear. Each cell contains: - **Row percent** - **Weighted N value** #### Columns: - **FEAR:** - 1: YES - 2: NO - ROW TOTAL --- ### Detailed Table Data: - **Gender: MALE** - Feels fearful (YES): 21.8% (3,961.9) - Does not feel fearful (NO): 78.2% (14,209.4) - Total: 100.0% (18,171.3) - **Gender: FEMALE** - Feels fearful (YES): 52.2% (11,141.0) - Does not feel fearful (NO): 47.8% (10,214.5) - Total: 100.0% (21,355.5) - **Column Totals:** - Feels fearful (YES): 38.2% (15,102.9) - Does not feel fearful (NO): 61.8% (24,423.9) - Total: 100.0% (39,526.8) --- ### Statistical Means and Deviations: - **Means:** - Male: 1.74 - Female: 1.42 - Total: 1.54 - **Standard Deviations:** - Male: 0.44 - Female: 0.49 - Total: 0.50 - **Unweighted N:** - Male: 15,701 - Female: 23,740 - Total: 39,441 --- ### Color Coding and Interpretation: The table uses color coding to indicate statistical significance based on Z-scores: - **< -2.0** - **< -1.0** - **<
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Cross-tabulation is a 2x2 dimensional table which analyses the relationships between 2 categorical variables. The given table shows the relationship between gender and fear of walking alone at night.

 

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