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

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The number of men and women among professors in Math, Physics, Chemistry, Linguistics, and English departments of a certain college 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 = 001 The test statistic is x^2 n= 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? A. Yes B. No

Explanation / Answer

The statistical software output for this problem is:

Contingency table results:
Rows: var7
Columns: None

Chi-Square test:

Hence,

Test statistic = 0.7799

Critical value = 13.2767

No; Option B

Math Physics Chemistry Linguistics English Total Men 38 41 18 15 22 134 Women 4 5 3 3 3 18 Total 42 46 21 18 25 152

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