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Chapter 11.1, Problem 16P

For Problems 9-19. please provide the following information.

(a) What is the level of significance? State the null and alternate hypotheses.

(b) Find the value of the chi-square statistic for the sample. Are all the expected frequencies greater than 5? What sampling distribution will you use? What are the degrees of freedom?

(d) Based on your answers in parts (a) to (c). will you reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis of independence?

(e) Interpret your conclusion in the context of the application.

Use the expected values E to the hundredths place.

Sociology: Ethnic Groups After a large fund drive to help the Boston City Library, the following information was obtained from a random sample of contributors to the library fund. Using a 1% level of significance, test the claim that the amount contributed to the library fund is independent of ethnic group.

Number of People Making Contribution

Ethnic Group	$1-50	$51-100	$101-150	$151-200	Over $200	Row Total
A	83	62	53	35	18	251
B	94	77	48	25	20	264
C	78	65	51	40	32	266
D	105	89	63	54	29	340
Column Total	360	293	215	154	99	1121

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