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document.write( "I am working on the following statistics problem: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using the following cannabis abuse treatment distribution, please compute the decision rule value and the Chi-Square value. Then draw your conclusion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	       Heavy Use,	Recreational Use,     No Use<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Treatment	   15,	          15,	               45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No Treatment	   50,	          15,	               10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Below is what I've started with, but not sure if I'm on the right track?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. Set up hypotheses: Ho: There is no difference between cannabis use in the treatment and no treatment groups.   (Ho µ=µo)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "H1: There is a difference between the cannabis use in the treatment vs. 				no treatment groups.  (H1 µ &#8800; µo)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	*Alpha= 0.05\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Select Appropriate test: Both variables are categorical; use Chi-Square test of independence\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Degrees of freedom= rows-1 x columns-1= 1 * 2= 2; critical x²= 5.99; reject Ho if x² &#8805; 5.99; fail to reject Ho if x²<5.99\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4. Test statistic: O= observed, E= expected; (O-E); (O-E) ²/E: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your help is greatly appreciated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jillian<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the following cannabis abuse treatment distribution, please compute the decision rule value and the Chi-Square value. Then draw your conclusion.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "	       Heavy Use,	Recreational Use,     No Use<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Treatment	   15,	          15,	               45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "No Treatment	   50,	          15,	               10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ho: Row and Column factors are independent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H1: Row and Column factos are dependent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "	*Alpha= 0.05\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. Select Appropriate test: Both variables are categorical; use Chi-Square test of independence<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I ran a Chi-Sq Test on the DATA and got the following::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "test stat:: Chi-Sq = 1.12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p-value = 1.18*10^-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "degrees of freedom:: (2-1)(3-1) = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Conclusion: Since the p-value is less than 5%, reject Ho.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The row and column factors are dependent.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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