The following table shows the results of recent study regarding gender of individuals and their selected field of study.
Field of study Male Female Total
Medicine 80 40 120
Business 60 20 80
Engineering 160 40 200
TOTAL 300 100 400
We want to determine if the selected field of study is independent of gender.
a. Compute the test statistic.
b. Using the p-value approach at α = .10, test to see if the field of study is independent of gender.
c. Using the critical value approach at α = .10, test for the independence of selected major and gender.