In regression, the difference between the actual value on the dependent variable and the predicted ...

In regression, the difference between the actual value on the dependent variable and the predicted value for a case is called a (an) _____________________________ .

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Suppose you are examining the relationship between support for gun control laws and religious fundamentalism. You believe that region might be an important antecedent variable. You have the following (hypothetical) results (in percentages) for a national sample. Interpret the effects of the antecedent variable. (The results are in the following table.)

Attitudes Toward Gun Control Laws By Degree of Religious
Fundamentalism By Region
(Hypothetical Results)

Region

Low Fundamentalism

Medium Fundamentalism

High Fundamentalism

Northeast

For

67

65

66

Against

33

35

34

Midwest

For

67

65

66

Against

33

35

34

South

For

75

60

40

Against

25

40

60

West

For

25

40

60

Against

75

60

40

What will be an ideal response?

How do you control for a nominal or ordinal variable while examining the relationship between two nominal or ordinal variables?

What will be an ideal response?

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