g. In particular, the study tried to determine if knowing someone on public assistance (yes, no) affected one's views
Background: Morris Saldov conducted a study in Eastern and Central Newfoundland in 1988 to examine public attitudes towards social spending. In particular, the study tried to determine if knowing someone on public assistance (yes, no) affected one's views on social spending (too little, about right, too much). The data from the study is summarized in the table below.
| Yes | No | Total | |
| Too little | 41 | 8 | 49 |
| About right | 15 | 13 | 28 |
| Too much | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Total | 65 | 29 | 94 |
Source: Morris Saldov, Public Attitudes to Social Spending in Newfoundland," Canadian Review of Social Policy, 26, November 1990, pages 10-14.
Directions: Conduct a chi-square test for independence to determine if the association between knowing someone on public assistance and views on social spending is statistically significant.
- Compute the test statistic.
Complete the following table of expected counts. (Round your answers to 3 decimal places).
Yes No Too little About right Too much
Compute the value of the test statistic. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
χ2=___________ - Compute the p-value. (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)
p-value = _____________
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