(a) The test statistic is χ2=  _________ (b) The critical value is χ2= __________ (c) Is there sufficient evidence to warrant the rejection of the claim that the gender of a professor is independent of the department? A. No B. Yes

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The number of men and women among professors in Math, Physics, Chemistry, Linguistics, and English departments from a SRS of small colleges were counted, and the results are shown in the table below.

Dept. Math Physics Chemistry Linguistics English
Men 93 120 56 19 57
Women 9 5 6 10 22

Test the claim that the gender of a professor is independent of the department. Use the significance level α=0.025

(a) The test statistic is χ2=  _________

(b) The critical value is χ2= __________

(c) Is there sufficient evidence to warrant the rejection of the claim that the gender of a professor is independent of the department?

A. No
B. Yes

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