Chi square test for association


Assignment:

Question 1. A medical researchers claims that 20% of children suffer from a certain disorder. Identify the Type I error for the test.

(a) Fail to reject the claim that the percentage of children who suffer from the disorder is equal to 20% when the percentage is actually 20%
(b) Reject the claim that the percentage of children who suffer from the disorder is different from 20% when the percentage really is different from 20%
(c) Fail to reject the claim that the percentage of children who suffer from the disorder is equal to 20% when that percentage is actually different from 20%.
(d) Reject the claim that the percentage of children who suffer from the disorder is equal to 20% when that percentage is actually 20%.

Question 2. Use the sample data below to conduct a chi-square test to determine if getting into an accident and the color of car are independent. Use a significance level of 0.01.

CAR COLOR
Red    Blue    White    Black
Accident    38    33    36    34
No Accident    239    420    512    285

a) (2) State the hypotheses being tested.

Ho: Ha:

b) (2) What are the test requirements?

c) (2) Give the computed value of the test statistic. ______________________

d) (1) Give the critical value of the test statistic.. _______________________

e) (2) What is the p-value of the test? ______________________

f) (3) State and explain the decision in terms of the two variables.

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