A poll was conducted to investigate opinions about global warming. The respondents who answered yes when asked if there is solid evidence that the earth is getting warmer were then asked to select a cause of global warming. The results are given in the accompanying data table. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the sex of the respondent is independent of the choice for the cause of global warming. Do men and women appear to​ agree, or is there a substantial​ difference?                       Human activity                               Natural patterns                           ​Don't know Male              309                                                          143                                                          59 Female         298                                                           161                                                         60

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A poll was conducted to investigate opinions about global warming. The respondents who answered yes when asked if there is solid evidence that the earth is getting warmer were then asked to select a cause of global warming. The results are given in the accompanying data table. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the sex of the respondent is independent of the choice for the cause of global warming. Do men and women appear to​ agree, or is there a substantial​ difference?

                      Human activity                               Natural patterns                           ​Don't know

Male              309                                                          143                                                          59

Female         298                                                           161                                                         60

Identify the null and alternative hypotheses.

Ho​: (1)__________and (2)___________are (3)_____________

H1​: (4)__________and (5)___________are (6)_____________

Compute the test statistic.

_________________________​

(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)

 

Find the critical​ value(s).

____________________

​(Round to three decimal places as needed. Use a comma to separate answers as​ needed.)


What is the conclusion based on the hypothesis​ test?

(7)_____________ Ho. There (8)___________sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that the sex of the respondent is independent of the choice for the cause of global warming. Men and women (9)__________to agree.

(1) Respondents who answered yes
       The choice for human activity
       The sex of the respondent
(2) the choice for the cause of global warming
       the respondents who answered no

        the choice for natural patterns
(3) independent.
        dependent.
(4) Respondents who answered yes
       The choice for human activity
       The sex of the respondent
(5) the respondents who answered no
       the choice for natural patterns
the choice for the cause of global warming
(6) independent.
       dependent.
(7) Reject
       Fail to reject
(8) is not
       is
(9) do not appear
       appear

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