A state political analyst wanted to see whether there is an association between the region where a person lives and whether the person is in favor of increasing the state gas tax. A random sample of 270 state residents was selected, and the table below shows the results of the survey.   Rural Urban Suburban Total Yes 38 42 51 131 No 27 62 50 139 Total 65 104 101 270 Which of the following is closest to the pp-value of the appropriate test to investigate whether there is an association between the region where a person lives and whether the person is in favor of increasing the state gas tax?     0.0644 A 0.3596 B 0.4832 C 0.9356 D 5.485 E

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A state political analyst wanted to see whether there is an association between the region where a person lives and whether the person is in favor of increasing the state gas tax. A random sample of 270 state residents was selected, and the table below shows the results of the survey.

  Rural Urban Suburban Total
Yes 38 42 51 131
No 27 62 50 139
Total 65 104 101 270

Which of the following is closest to the pp-value of the appropriate test to investigate whether there is an association between the region where a person lives and whether the person is in favor of increasing the state gas tax?

 
 
  • 0.0644

    A
  • 0.3596

    B
  • 0.4832

    C
  • 0.9356

    D
  • 5.485

    E

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