Who Reads More?: Comparing Book Consumption Between Various Groups
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2020-05
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Montana State University Billings
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In the Pew Research Center (2019) Core Trends Survey for Internet & Tech, one item asked respondents how many books they consumed during the past 12 months. Based on this data, the present research addresses five questions. How are sex and average number of books consumed related? How are generational cohort (Millennials, Generation X, and Boomers) and average number of books consumed related? How are educational attainment and average number of books consumed related? How are income and average number of books consumed related? How are political party affiliation and average number of books consumed related? Analysis (focused on graphics) shows differences across each of the five sets of comparisons.
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Course: PSYC 541 Graduate Statistics for Behavioral Sciences. Per the MSU-B catalog, "Provides students with proficiency in using the most common statistical techniques for analyzing research data, including analysis of variance, correlation, regression, and nonparametric statistics."
Assignment: To choose a data set, analyze and present findings in a report format.
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Donnelly, Andrew J. 2020. Who Reads More?: Comparing Book Consumption Between Various Groups. Class Assignment PSYC 541. Spring 2020 semester, Dr. Matthew McMullen (instructor). Montana State University Billings.