URBS 502—Nonparametrics Assignment

For the following assignment, don’t just “tell me” that there is a difference—prove that the difference you observed is, in fact, a “significant” difference (at the .05 level)by reporting and explaining an appropriate quantitative (statistical) test.

1. Using the US Census online (http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en ), the data you generated in your previous spreadsheet assignment, or any other source available to you, develop a research question that can be answered using a nonparametric test. Does it appear that there is a relationship in the data you obtained (test this, don’t just inspect the data and reply “yes” or “no”)? How might you explain this relationship, or its absence (i.e., what factors might account for it)? What further information would you need to test your explanation?

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