Below are the raw frequencies for two ordinal variables: a measure of individuals’ egalitarian beliefs (part A), and a measure of individuals’ levels of religious tolerance (part B). The egalitarianism variable, which is based on the extent to which individuals think that the government should try to make society more equal, has four values: low, medium-low, medium-high, and high egalitarianism. The religious tolerance variable is based on the degree to which respondents believe that all religions should be respected. This variable is coded by four values: low, medium-low, medium-high, and high religious tolerance.12 For each variable:
Construct a frequency distribution, including frequencies, percentages, and cumulative percentages.
(ii) Sketch a bar chart.
(iii) (iii) Identify the mode.
(iv) (iv) Identify the median.
(v) (v) State whether the variable has high dispersion or low dispersion.
(vi) (vi) Explain how you know.
A. Raw frequencies for the egalitarianism variable: low egalitarianism, 181; medium-low, 246; medium-high, 288; high egalitarianism, 304.
B. Raw frequencies for the religious tolerance variable: low religious tolerance, 49; medium-low, 165; medium-high, 142; high religious tolerance, 964.