Bivariate
Descriptive Statistics
Bivariate
descriptive statistics involves simultaneously analyzing (comparing) two variables to
determine if there is a relationship between the variables.
Generally by convention, the independent variable is represented by the
columns and the dependent variable is represented by the rows.
(count) |
Female |
Male |
Row
Total |
Support
tax |
75 |
50 |
125 |
Do
not support tax |
25 |
50 |
75 |
Column
Total |
100 |
100 |
200 |
Column
%:
Of those who are female, 75% (75/100) support the tax
Of
those who are male, 50% (50/100) support the tax
Row
%:
Of those supporting the tax, 60% (75/125) are female
Of those not supporting the tax, 67% (50/75) are male
Row Total %:
Overall
62.5% (125/200) support the tax
Overall 37.5% (75/200) do not support the tax
Column
Total %: Overall
50% (100/200) are female and 50% (100/200) are male
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