There is often thought to be a relationship between a person’s educational attai
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Question
There is often thought to be a relationship between a person’s educational attainment and the number of children he or she has. The hypothesis is that as one’s educational level increases, he or she has fewer children. Investigate this conjecture with 25 cases drawn from the 2006 GSS file. The following table displays educational attainment, in years, and the number of children for each respondent.
Education
Children
Education
Children
16
0
12
2
12
1
12
3
12
3
11
1
6
6
12
2
14
2
11
2
14
2
12
0
16
2
12
2
12
2
12
3
17
2
12
4
12
3
12
1
14
4
14
0
13
0
12
3
12
1
Education
Children
Education
Children
16
0
12
2
12
1
12
3
12
3
11
1
6
6
12
2
14
2
11
2
14
2
12
0
16
2
12
2
12
2
12
3
17
2
12
4
12
3
12
1
14
4
14
0
13
0
12
3
12
1