Do types of crimes reported on television newscasts differ by the age of the criminals? A researcher uses her dvr to record the local television news for a 2-week period of time. She records the types of crimes and notes the age of the offender. Conduct a chi-square test (alpha = .05) of the null hypothesis that televised offense type does not vary by age group of offender. Offense type Young middle age older violent 27 10 3 property 14 12 11 sex 7 9 5 Report the obtained chi-square, df, and critical chi-square. Report your findings based on the null hypothesis.
Do types of crimes reported on television newscasts differ by the age of the criminals? A researcher uses her dvr to record the local television news for a 2-week period of time. She records the types of crimes and notes the age of the offender. Conduct a chi-square test (alpha = .05) of the null hypothesis that televised offense type does not vary by age group of offender.
Offense type Young middle age older
violent 27 10 3
property 14 12 11
sex 7 9 5
Report the obtained chi-square, df, and critical chi-square. Report your findings based on the null hypothesis.
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