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: 15.18 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 α = .01, is the degree of certainty independent of credits earned? Certainty
Credits Earned Very Uncertain Somewhat Certain Very Certain Row Total
0–9 12 8 3 23
10–59 8 4 10 22
60 or more 1 7 11 19
Col Total 21 19 24 64
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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 α = .01, is the degree of certainty independent of credits earned? Certainty
Credits Earned Very Uncertain Somewhat Certain Very Certain Row Total
0–9 12 8 3 23
10–59 8 4 10 22
60 or more 1 7 11 19
Col Total 21 19 24 64
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Ho: The row and column factors are independent
Ha: They are dependent
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I ran a Chi-Sq test on the 3 by 3 set of data and got the following:
test statistic: Chi-Sq = 14.76...
p-value: 0.00522
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Conclusion: Since the p-value is less than 1%, reject Ho.
These test results do not support the conclusion that credits
earned and degree of certainty are independent.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
PS: Using a calculator or software to run the Chi-Sq greatly
reduces the work on a problem of this kind. But you may still
have questions about this process. Do you?
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