document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=130868>Question 130868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having problem understanding this question.  Please help me.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sixty-four students in an introductory college economics class were asked how many credits they had earned in college, and how certain they were about their choice of major. Research question: At &#945; = .01, is the degree of certainty independent of credits earned? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Credits Earned Very Uncertain 	Somewhat Certain Very Certain 	Row Total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0–9 		12 		        8 		3		23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10–59 		8 	                4 		10		22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 or more 	1 		      7 		11 	        19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Col Total	21 		     19			24		64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me.  I need our help desperately.<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 #95523 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=95523\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sixty-four students in an introductory college economics class were asked how many credits they had earned in college, and how certain they were about their choice of major. Research question: At alpha = .01, is the degree of certainty independent of credits earned? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Credits Earned Very Uncertain 	Somewhat Certain Very Certain 	Row Total<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0–9 		12 		        8 		3		23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10–59 		8 	                4 		10		22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 or more 	1 		      7 		11 	        19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Col Total	21 		     19			24		64\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ho: degree of certainty is independent of credits earned<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ha: they are dependent\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I ran a Chi-Sq. Test on the data to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Critical values: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Test statistic = 14.7638...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p-value = 0.00521...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Conclusion: Since p-value is less than 1% reject Ho<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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