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The number of men and women among professors in Math, Physics, Chemistry, Lingui

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Question

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. Test the claim that the gender of a professor is independent of the department. Use the significance level alpha = 0.01 The test statistic is x^2 = The critical value is x^2 = Is there sufficient evidence to warrant the rejection of the claim that the gender of a professor is independent of the department? No Yes

Explanation / Answer

DF = (r - 1) * (c - 1) = (2 - 1) * (5 - 1)=4

Er,c = (nr * nc) / n

E1,1=55.38

E1,2=83.07

E1,3=34.81

E1,4=26.11

E1,5=50.63

E2,1=14.62

E2,2=21.93

E2,3=9.18

E2,4=6.89

E2,5=13.37

2 = [ (Or,c - Er,c)2 / Er,c ]

2 =0.385+2.336+0.041+1.936+3.151+1.150+8.848+0.152+7.337+11.930=37.27 (ANS a.)

b.0.297

c. Calculated value of the test statistic is greater than the tabulated vale.So we reject the claim that the gender of a professor is independent of department.