In a recent Gallup poll, a random sample of 1014 adults nationwide were asked “How often do you worry about your weight?” and “How would you describe your own personal weight situation?”. The poll...

In a recent Gallup poll, a random sample of 1014 adults nationwide were asked “How often do you worry about your weight?” and “How would you describe your own personal weight situation?”. The poll results are presented in the table below.

(a) Is how often a person worries about their weight independent of how they describe their own
personal weight situation?

(b) Based on this conclusion, does a person’s personal weight situation affect how often they
worry about their weight?