Embryonic Stem Cells a Pew Research Survey Asked Americans Their

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Essay

Embryonic stem cells A Pew Research survey asked Americans their feelings on medical
use of embryonic stem cells. Say they surveyed 340 people and got the results summarized
in the table.
a. What percent of the moderates said it is morally acceptable?
b. What is the conditional relative frequency distribution of belief for for conservatives?
c. If you wanted to show the association between political affiliation and feelings toward
medical use of embryonic stem cells, what kind of graph would you make? (Just name it.)
d. Is there evidence of an association between political affiliation and feelings toward
medical use of embryonic stem cells? Explain briefly.

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