A researcher is interested in assessing if there is a relationship between gende

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A researcher is interested in assessing if there is a relationship between gender and the answer to this question: With who it is easiest to make friends? (opposite sex, same sex, no difference). Alpha = .05

Ho: no association between gender and the response to the question.

Ha: there is an association.

The chi-square statistic is 8.51 with 2 df. Support or reject the Ho comparing the value of the chi-square statistic to a critical value and calculating the probability range where the p-value would fall.

Explanation / Answer

here as we have 2 degree of freedom for which at 0.05 level critical value of chi square =5.9915

as chi square stat is greater then chi square critical value; we reject null hypothesis.

also p value for above chi stat =0.0141 which is less then 0.05 level

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