A State Is Considering Legislation to Establish a Fifteen Day

question 19

Essay

A state is considering legislation to establish a fifteen day waiting period for the purchase of hand guns.A sample of 392 citizens has been questioned regarding their opinions.Is there a relationship between sex and support for this law? Calculate percentages,Phi,and lambda for the table below and write a sentence or two assessing the strength and pattern or direction of the relationship.
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline&&\text { Sex }\\\hline && \text { Male } & \text { Female } \\\hline \text { Support } & \text { For } & 113 & 145 & 258 \\\hline & \text { Against } & 78 & 56 & 134 \\\hline & & 191 & 201 & 392 \\\hline\end{array}$

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