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De Anza College is interested in the relationship between anxiety level and the need to succeed in school. A random sample of 400 students took a test that measured anxiety level and need to succeed in school. [link] shows the results. De Anza College wants to know if anxiety level and need to succeed in school are independent events.
| Need to Succeed in School | High
Anxiety |
Med-high
Anxiety |
Medium
Anxiety |
Med-low
Anxiety |
Low
Anxiety |
Row Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Need | 35 | 42 | 53 | 15 | 10 | 155 |
| Medium Need | 18 | 48 | 63 | 33 | 31 | 193 |
| Low Need | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 52 |
| Column Total | 57 | 95 | 127 | 63 | 58 | 400 |
a. How many high anxiety level students are expected to have a high need to succeed in school?
a. The column total for a high anxiety level is 57. The row total for high need to succeed in school is 155. The sample size or total surveyed is 400.
The expected number of students who have a high anxiety level and a high need to succeed in school is about 22.
b. If the two variables are independent, how many students do you expect to have a low need to succeed in school and a med-low level of anxiety?
b. The column total for a med-low anxiety level is 63. The row total for a low need to succeed in school is 52. The sample size or total surveyed is 400.
d. The expected number of students who have a med-low anxiety level and a low need to succeed in school is about ________.
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Refer back to the information in [link] . How many service providing jobs are there expected to be in 2020? How many nonagriculture wage and salary jobs are there expected to be in 2020?
12,727, 14,965
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To assess whether two factors are independent or not, you can apply the test of independence that uses the chi-square distribution. The null hypothesis for this test states that the two factors are independent. The test compares observed values to expected values. The test is right-tailed. Each observation or cell category must have an expected value of at least 5.
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