Below is a slightly-modified cross-tabulation table from MicroCase. This table presents the results from cross-tabulating variables DIFFER? and POL INFO from the NES file. DIFFER? asks “ Do you think there are any important differences in what the Republicans and Democrats stand for?” Let’s call this concept perception of partisan differences POL INFO is the interviewer’s rating of the respondent’s level of information about politics and public affairs collapsed from five categories into three (low, average, and high). Let’s call this concept level of political information The questions that follow are based on this table.
Low
Average
High
No
82
94
67
53%
36%
22%
Yes
74
167
237
47%
64%
78%
Total
156
261
304
100%
100%
100%
Which is the dependent variable here?
A. Level of political information
B. Perception of partisan differences
Answer: B
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