A Superintendent of Education wants to determine if test scores are independent of school location. The following table shows the number of students achieving a basic level in the following subjects. Test the claim at a = 0.01 that location of school and academic achievement are independent. Location of School Subject Reading Math Science Urban 43 42 38 Suburban 63 66 65

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### Hypothesis Testing: Chi-Square Test of Independence

**Problem Statement**
A Superintendent of Education seeks to determine if test scores are independent of school location. The table below presents the number of students achieving a basic level in three subjects (Reading, Math, and Science). The claim is tested at a significance level of α = 0.01 to evaluate if location of school and academic achievement are independent.

**Data Table**

| Location of School | Subject  |                        |
|--------------------|----------|------------------------|
|                    | Reading  | Math     | Science     |
| Urban              | 43       | 42       | 38          |
| Suburban           | 63       | 66       | 65          |

**Hypothesis Testing Steps**

**A. State Both Hypotheses**

- **Null Hypothesis (\(H_0\))**: The location of the school (Urban or Suburban) and student performance in subjects (Reading, Math, Science) are independent.
- **Alternative Hypothesis (\(H_1\))**: The location of the school (Urban or Suburban) and student performance in subjects (Reading, Math, Science) are not independent.

**B. Test Statistic (TV) and Critical Value (CV) or P-Value (PV) and Alpha (\(\alpha\))**

1. **Calculating the Expected Frequencies:**
   Expected Frequency = \(\frac{\text{(Row Total) \(\times\) (Column Total)}}{\text{Grand Total}}\)

2. **Calculate the Chi-Square Test Statistic (\(\chi^2\)):**
   \(\chi^2 = \sum \frac{(O - E)^2}{E}\)
   where \(O\) is the observed frequency, and \(E\) is the expected frequency.

3. **Degrees of Freedom (df):**
   \(df = (r - 1) \times (c - 1)\)
   where \(r\) is the number of rows and \(c\) is the number of columns.

4. **Find the Critical Value (\(CV\)) for \(\alpha = 0.01\) from the Chi-Square distribution table.

5. **Compare the Test Statistic (\(\chi^2\)) with the Critical Value (\(CV\)), or use the P-Value approach.

**C. Decision, Summary, and Other Requests
Transcribed Image Text:### Hypothesis Testing: Chi-Square Test of Independence **Problem Statement** A Superintendent of Education seeks to determine if test scores are independent of school location. The table below presents the number of students achieving a basic level in three subjects (Reading, Math, and Science). The claim is tested at a significance level of α = 0.01 to evaluate if location of school and academic achievement are independent. **Data Table** | Location of School | Subject | | |--------------------|----------|------------------------| | | Reading | Math | Science | | Urban | 43 | 42 | 38 | | Suburban | 63 | 66 | 65 | **Hypothesis Testing Steps** **A. State Both Hypotheses** - **Null Hypothesis (\(H_0\))**: The location of the school (Urban or Suburban) and student performance in subjects (Reading, Math, Science) are independent. - **Alternative Hypothesis (\(H_1\))**: The location of the school (Urban or Suburban) and student performance in subjects (Reading, Math, Science) are not independent. **B. Test Statistic (TV) and Critical Value (CV) or P-Value (PV) and Alpha (\(\alpha\))** 1. **Calculating the Expected Frequencies:** Expected Frequency = \(\frac{\text{(Row Total) \(\times\) (Column Total)}}{\text{Grand Total}}\) 2. **Calculate the Chi-Square Test Statistic (\(\chi^2\)):** \(\chi^2 = \sum \frac{(O - E)^2}{E}\) where \(O\) is the observed frequency, and \(E\) is the expected frequency. 3. **Degrees of Freedom (df):** \(df = (r - 1) \times (c - 1)\) where \(r\) is the number of rows and \(c\) is the number of columns. 4. **Find the Critical Value (\(CV\)) for \(\alpha = 0.01\) from the Chi-Square distribution table. 5. **Compare the Test Statistic (\(\chi^2\)) with the Critical Value (\(CV\)), or use the P-Value approach. **C. Decision, Summary, and Other Requests
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