document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=350687>Question 350687</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HELP!!! I am completely lost in statistics!! Any assistance is greatly appreciated! \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I need help with the following questions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A survey of randomly chosen new students at a certain university revealed the data below<BR>\n" );
document.write( "concerning the main reason for choosing this university instead of another. Research question: At &#945; = .01, is the main reason for choosing the university independent of student type? Students\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New Student 	Tuition 	Location	Reputation	Row Total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Freshmen	 50 		30 		35 		115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Transfers 	15	 	29	 	20	 	64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MBAs		 5 		20	 	60	 	85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Col Total	70	 	79	 	115	 	264\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final exam scores for a sample of 20 students in a managerial accounting class are shown. (a) At &#945; = .05, is there a difference in the population median scores on the two exams? Make an Excel worksheet for yourWilcoxon signed-rank test calculations and check your work by using MegaStat or a similar computer package. (b) Perform a two-tailed parametric t test for paired two-sample means by using Excel or MegaStat. Do you get the same decision? Accounting<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Student	 Exam 1	 Exam 2	 Student	 Exam 1	 Exam 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 		70	 	81	 	11	 	84	 	96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 		74	 	89	 	12	 	95	 	96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 		65	 	59	 	13	 	83	 	99<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 		60	 	68	 	14	 	81	 	76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 		63	 	75	 	15	 	59	 	68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 		58	 	77	 	16	 	54	 	47<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 		72	 	82	 	17	 	75	 	84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 		71	 	69	 	18	 	92	 	100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 		52	 	53	 	19	 	70	 	81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 		79	 	84	 	20	 	54	 	58<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #250821 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=250821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with the following questions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A survey of randomly chosen new students at a certain university revealed the data below<BR>\n" );
document.write( "concerning the main reason for choosing this university instead of another. Research question: At alpha = .01, is the main reason for choosing the university independent of student type?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Students\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "            New Student 	     Tuition 	Location	Reputation	Row Total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Freshmen	        50 		30 		35 		115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Transfers 	15	 	29	 	20	 	64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "MBAs		 5 		20	 	60	 	85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Col Total	70	 	79	 	115	 	264\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ho: Row and Column factors are independent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ha: Row and Column factors are not independent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I ran a Chi-Sq Test of the 3 by 4 set of data and got the following:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Chi-Sq = 54.1768<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p-value = 0.000000000048325<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the p-value is less than 1%, reject Ho<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Conclusion: The test results do not support Ho.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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