document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=446665>Question 446665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A random sample of 100 adult workers, 60 men and 40 women, is selected in a large Midwestern city. Of the group, 42 men and 17 women are union members. Does union membership differ on the basis of gender? State the independent and dependent variables. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #307599 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=307599\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A random sample of 100 adult workers, 60 men and 40 women, is selected in a large Midwestern city. Of the group, 42 men and 17 women are union members. Does union membership differ on the basis of gender? State the independent and dependent variables.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".................union...........non-union<BR>\n" );
document.write( "men...............42................58........100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "women.............17................83........100\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "============================<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ho: row and column factors are independent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ha: they are dependent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I ran a Chi-Sq test on the data and got the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "test statistic: Chi-Sq = 15.026<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p-value: 0.00010605<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=======================<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Conclusion: Since the p-value is less than 5%, reject Ho.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the test result supports the conclusion there is a relation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of union membership to gender.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=======================<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );