Results from a civil servant exam are shown in the table to the right. Is there

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Results from a civil servant exam are shown in the table to the right. Is there sufficient evidence to support the claim that the results from the test are discriminatory? Use a 0.01 significance level. H_1: White and minority candidates do not have the same chance of passing the test. D. H_0: A white candidate is more likely to pass the test than a minority candidate. H_1: A white candidate is not more likely to pass the test than a minority candidate. Determine the test statistic. chi^2 = (Round to three decimal places as needed.) Determine the P-value of the test statistic. P-value = (Round to four decimal places as needed.) Is there sufficient evidence to support the claim that the results from the discriminatory? A. There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that the results are discriminatory. B. There is sufficient evidence to reject the claim that a white candidate is more likely to pass the test than a minority candidate. C. There is not suffic

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The statistical software output for this problem is:

Contingency table results:
Rows: var22
Columns: None

Chi-Square test:

Test statistic (X2) = 1.311

P - value = 0.2522

Option C is correct.

Passed Failed Total White Candidates 16 18 34 Minority Candidates 11 22 33 Total 27 40 67

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