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In a study conducted by Zogby International for the democrat and Chronicle, more than 700 new Yorkers were polled to determine whether the New York state government works. Respondents surveyed were asked question involving pay cuts for state legislators, restrictions on lobbyist, terms limits for legislators, and whether state citizens should be able to put matters directly on the state ballot for a vote (Democrat and Chronicle, December 7, 1997). The results regarding several proposed reforms had brad support, crossing all demographic and political lines.

Suppose that a follow-up-survey of 100 individuals who live in the western region of New York was conducted. The party affiliation (Democrat, Independent, and Republican) of each individual surveyed was recorded, as well as their Responses of the following three questions.

1. Should legislative pay be cut for every day the state budget is late?
Yes__________ No ___________

2. Should there be more restrictions on lobbyist?
Yes __________ No ___________

3. Should there term limits requiring that legislators serve a fixed number of years.
Yes __________ No ___________

The response is coded using 1 for yes and 2 for no response. The complete data set is attached.

1. Used descriptive statistic to summarize the data from the study. What are your preliminary conclusions about the independence of the response (yes or no) and party affiliation for each of the three questions in the survey?

2. With regards to question 1, test for the independence of the responses (yes or no) and part affiliation. Use a = .05.

3. With regards to question 2, test for the independence of the responses (yes or no) and part affiliation. Use a = .05.

4. With regards to questions, test for the independence of the responses (yes or no) and affiliation. Use a = .05.

5. Does it appear that there is brad support for change across political lines? Explain.

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