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AbstractThe paper presents a multivariate analysis of single‐family‐home sales data to investigate differences in performance among real estate firms. The decision considered is which firm should be chosen by a homeowner selling through an agent.Factor analysis of property features was used to obtain orthogonal dimensions. This permitted analysis of the influence of other variables with only limited multicollinearity. Broker effects on listing and selling price were studied through regression analysis with dummy variables and slope shifters on the factors and through analysis of variance on the regression residuals after removal of house characteristics. A number of performance differences of consequence for the choice of selling agent were observed. Some of the reasons for these differences are discussed.

To many Canadians anti-Americanism is not only as old as Canada itself, but it also seems to have been and still is an integral part of the entire Canadian experience. To the historian Baker, anti-Americanism is a recurring theme in Canadian history and exists today as it did a century ago. However, anti-Americanism, to the best knowledge of the authors, has not been investigated through systematic behavioural empirical research. The development of a scale to measure anti-American attitudes is a necessary step in the empirical investigation of Canadian anti-Americanism. The purpose of this research note is to present some data that contribute to the empirical development of a measure of Canadian attitudes towards Americans which may be used as an anti-American scale.

Description of a scale designed to measure Canadian anti-American attitudes. A basic assumption of the scale was that anti-Americanism may develop from a number of sources, & that positive & negative attitudes often coexist. The questionnaire contained five categories (people, United States government policy, United States society, influence of United States business in Canada, & Canadian government policies). Two questionnaires containing 96 statements each were given to two samples of 101 college students each; the statements in the second questionnaire were reversed in relation to the first. The attitudinal pattern which emerged showed that Canadians stereotype Americans as corrupt, conceited, inconsiderate, & disrespectful of authority. United States society is rejected; the universities style of interpersonal relations is judged as 'bad.' A strong desire was expressed to restrict 'corrupting' United States influence in Canadian society. 4 Tables. S. Karganovic.