Unit 4: Statistics and Probability
Topic 4.11: Chi-Squared Test for Independence Questions
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A contingency table cell has row total 80, column total 60, grand total 240. Find its expected frequency.
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A χ² test gives χ²_calc = 2.9 and the critical value is 5.991. State the conclusion.
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Find the degrees of freedom for a 2×3 contingency table.
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Find the degrees of freedom for a 4×4 contingency table.
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A χ² test gives p = 0.018. State the conclusion at the 5% significance level.
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A χ² test gives χ²_calc = 4.2 and the critical value is 3.841. State the conclusion.
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State the null hypothesis for a χ² test of independence between two categorical variables A and B.
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Find the degrees of freedom for a 2×2 contingency table.
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Find the degrees of freedom for a 3×4 contingency table.
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State the formula relating degrees of freedom to the dimensions of a contingency table.
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State the type of data the χ² test of independence is used for.
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A cell has row total 45, column total 100, grand total 150. Find its expected frequency.
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Find the degrees of freedom for a 5×2 contingency table.
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A χ² test gives p = 0.21. State the conclusion at the 5% significance level.
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A χ² test at the 1% level gives p = 0.007. State the conclusion.
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A χ² test of independence concludes ''reject H₀''. State what this means about the two variables.
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A χ² test at the 10% level gives p = 0.12. State the conclusion.
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State the alternative hypothesis for a χ² test of independence.
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A χ² test of independence concludes ''do not reject H₀''. State what this means.
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State the degrees of freedom for a χ² goodness of fit test with 5 categories.
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