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Quantitative Analysis Assignment
POLS 1100: Worksheet #1
Use the table below to answer questions 1, 2 and 3.
|State |Median Household Income |Median Price of House |
|Utah |$ 55,220.00 |$ 146,100.00 |
|Colorado |$ 55,517.00 |$ 166,600.00 |
|Wyoming |$ 52,433.00 |$ 96,600.00 |
|Idaho |$ 46,136.00 |$ 106,300.00 |
|Montana |$ 43,000.00 |$ 99,500.00 |
Question 1: What do we mean by terms like “median household income” and “median house price”?
- Median household income means the average that each working adult makes in the state vs. each median price of house is the average price of a house in the state.
Question 2: Which state has the highest median household income, and which state has the lowest? - Colorado = High Montana = Low
Question 3: What is Montana’s household income as a percentage of Utah’s. Explain how you arrived at your answer. - Montana’s household income as a percentage of Utah’s is 78%. I got my answer by taking Montana’s median household percent and dividing it by Utah’s median household percent.
Question 4: Which state has the highest median family income as a percentage of the median house price in that state? Explain how you arrived at your answer. - Wyoming. 54% - I found my answer my taking each states median family income and dividing it by the median home prices.
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Use the table below to answer questions 5 and 6.
|Candidate |Number of Donors |Money Raised |
|Mr. Salinger |895 |$180,000 |
|Mrs. Shelley |1,562 |$200,000 |
|Mr. Vonnegut |367 |$190,000 |
|Ms. Atwood |505 |$140,000 |
Question 5: Overall, which candidate raised the most money per donor? Explain how you arrived at your answer. - Mr. Vonnegut. I divided $190,000 by 367 and came up with $517.71 per donor.
Question 6: Calculate Ms. Atwood’s number of donors as a percentage of Mrs. Shelly’s. Explain how you arrived at your answer. - I divided Ms. Atwoods number (505) by Mrs. Shelleys number (1562) and came up with the percentage 32%.
Question 7: Between the four candidates, what is the mean amount of money raised? Explain how you arrived at your answer. Total Money Raised: $177,550. I added all of the money raised and then divided it by 4.
Question 8: Between the four candidates, what is the mean number of donors? Explain how you arrived at your answer. Donors = 832.25 Donors - I added up the total number of donors and then divided the total by 4.
Question 9: Calculate Mr. Salinger’s money raised as a percentage of that raised by Mr. Vonnegut. Explain how you arrived at your answer. Mr. Salinger raised 95% of what Mr. Vonnegut raised. I divided Mr. Salingers money raise by Mr. Vonneguts money raised to get my answer.
Question 10: Comparing Mr. Salinger and Ms. Atwood, which candidate raised the most money per donor? Explain how you arrived at your answer. – Ms. Atwood = $277.22 per donor vs. Mr. Salinger = $201.11 per donor. I divided the money raise by the number of donors to configure my answer.
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