Review question 10 : Each person in a group of 300 college students was identifi

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Review question 10: Each person in a group of 300 college students was identified as male or female and then asked whether he or she preferred taking liberal arts courses in the area of math/science, social science or humanities. Is there a relationship between the gender of a college student and their preference of liberal arts courses?

Review question 11 : A random sample of 800 people shows that 96 of them had purchased hunting licenses. A random sample of a different 800 people showed that 120 of them had purchased fishing licenses. Does the data indicate that the proportion of people who hunt is less than the proportion who fish?


Review question 12 : A study comparing attitudes toward death was conducted in which organ donors (individuals who signed organ donor cards) were compared with non-donors. Templer's Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) was administered to both groups. Higher scores indicate high anxiety concerning death. There were 65 organ donors sampled with a mean DAS of 5.36. There were 68 non-donors sampled with a mean DAS of 7.62. Is there a significant difference in the mean DAS scores for the two groups?

Answer only the following for each question:

(a) Is the data collected categorical or quantitative?
(b) How many groups of data were collected?
(c) What type of test would you do? (Choose from: one proportion, two proportions, chi-square goodness of fit, chi-square test for independence, one mean, paired means, independent means, ANOVA for independent samples, ANOVA for blocked samples)
(d) Write the null and alternative hypotheses. (Do not perform the test)

Explanation / Answer

(a)

The data collected categorical as well as quantitative for Question10 and Quantitative for 11&12

(b)

In Que10 there is given population we have to summerised the data while in Que11&12Two groups of data had collected for given Question.

(c)

Appropriate test for sample.

Que10-Chi-square test for independence.

Que11-Two proportions

Que12-independent means

(d)

Que10

H:There is a no relationship between te gender of college student and their preference of liberal arts courses.

K:There is a relationship between te gender of college student and their preference of liberal arts courses.

Que11

H:The data indicate that there is no singinificant different in proportion of people who hunt between proportion who fish.

K:The data indicate that the proportion of people who hunt is less than proportion who fish.

Que12

H:Tthere is no singinificant different in mean of DAS score between organ doner group and and non-donors group.

k:Tthere is singinificant different in mean of DAS score between organ doner group and and non-donors group.

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