researcher wants to determine whether age is related to whether or not a tax credit would influence an adult to purchase a hybrid vehicle. A random sample of 1250 adults is selected and the results are classified as shown in the table. At a = 0.01, is there enough evidence to conclude that age is related to
the response?
Response
18 –34
35 –54
55 and older
Total
Yes No
257 218
189 261
143 182
589 661
475
450
325
1250
a. Identify the claim and state H0 and Ha.
b. Use technology to enter the observed and expected frequencies into matrices.
c. Find the critical value x2
0 and identify the rejection region.
d. Use technology to find the chi-square test statistic.
e. Decide whether to reject the null hypothesis. Use a graph if necessary.
f. Interpret the decision in the context of the original claim.
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