Question 131678: Please help me. I am stuck with this question.
In a study of childhood asthma, 4,317 observations were collected on education and smoking during pregnancy, shown in the 4 x 3 contingency table below. At = .01, is smoking during pregnancy independent of education level? You can use any method you like to solve the problem, but please include hypotheses, critical value, value of the test statistic, p-value, and conclusion.
Education (below) No smoking < Half pack =or> Half Pack
< high school 641 196 196
High school 1,370 290 270
Some college 635 68 53
College 550 30 18
Thank you for your kind help
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In a study of childhood asthma, 4,317 observations were collected on education and smoking during pregnancy, shown in the 4 x 3 contingency table below. At = .01, is smoking during pregnancy independent of education level? You can use any method you like to solve the problem, but please include hypotheses, critical value, value of the test statistic, p-value, and conclusion.
Education (below) No smoking < Half pack =or> Half Pack
High school 1,370 290 270
Some college 768 53
College..... 550 30 18
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Ho: smoking during pregnancy is independent of education level
Ha: then are dependent
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Critical Value for one tale test with alpha=5%,
df = (3-1)(4-1) = 6: Chi-Sq = 12.592
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Enter the 4 by 3 data into matrix "A" on a TI calculator
Select Stat/Tests/Chi-Sq
I get:
Test Statistic: Chi-Sq = 227.78...
p-value = 2.278x10^-46
df=6
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Conclusion: Since p-value is far less than 5%, Reject Ho.
Smoking during pregnancy and education level are dependent.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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