Chapter 9

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McBrier, D., & Wilson, G. (August 2004). Going down?: Race and downward occupational mobility for white-collar workers in the 1990s. Work and Occupations, 31(3), 283-322.

• Review the assumptions made for each inferential test (based on the information in this chapter).
   
• Review the null hypothesis for each inferential test (based on the information in this chapter).
   
• How are final statistics (t-obtained, chi-square obtained or F obtained) reported in the article?
   
• Based on the table or summary of final statistics, what conclusions do the authors make? Do they find support for their original hypothesis?

Bronte-Tinkew, J., Moore, K.A., and Carrano, J. (2006). The father-child relationship, parenting styles, and adolescent risk behaviors in intact families. Journal of Family Issues, 27(6), 850-881.

• Review the assumptions made for each inferential test (based on the information in this chapter).
   
• Review the null hypothesis for each inferential test (based on the information in this chapter).
   
• How are final statistics (t-obtained, chi-square obtained or F obtained) reported in the article?
   
• Based on the table or summary of final statistics, what conclusions do the authors make? Do they find support for their original hypothesis?

Jones, R.E., &.Rainey.S.A. (2006). Examining Linkages between Race, Environmental Concern, Health and Justice in a Highly Polluted Community of Color. Journal of Black Studies, 36(4): 473-496.

• The above article was featured in the last section of Chapter 9 ("Reading the Research Literature: Reporting the Results of Statistical Hypothesis Testing").Read the complete article for more information on Jones and Rainey's research.What other analyses did the researchers conduct?