ASPCA studied whether there was a relationship between the type of animals prefe
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Question
ASPCA studied whether there was a relationship between the type of animals preferred and the gender of the owner. They gathered data from radomly chosen pet owners who owned either one cat or one dog. cat dog grand total Female 15 9 24 male 12 14 26 grand total 27 23 50 Perform the chi square test of independence at a=0.01 of owner gender and type of pet as summarised by the pivot table. The chi square statistic is 1.34 and the critical value is 6.635. You can conclude that A. There is a relationship because the chi square statistic exceeds the critical value. B. There is no relationship because the chi square statistic > 6.635 C. There is a relationship because the chi square statistic < 6.635 D. There is no relationship becasue the chi square statistic is less than the critical value.
Explanation / Answer
The chi square statistic is 1.34 and the critical value is 6.635.
Since 1.34 < 6.635, we fail to reject Ho
D. There is no relationship becasue the chi square statistic is less than the critical value.