What Are the Two Variables Cited by the Author That

question 30

Essay

What are the two variables cited by the author that are related to patterns of religious affiliation in the United States? Briefly describe an affiliation pattern associated with each variable.

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Definitions:

Proportion

A fraction or percentage that indicates the part of a whole represented by a certain count or quantity.

Student T Distribution

A probability distribution used in statistical inference for datasets with small sample sizes and unknown population standard deviations.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points around their mean; the average of the squared differences from the Mean.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can freely vary in the analysis of statistical calculations without violating any constraints.