Chapter 14: Problem 2
Use Table 5 in Appendix I to find the value of \(\chi^{2}\) with the following area \(\alpha\) to its right: a. \(\alpha=.05, d f=3\) b. \(\alpha=.01, d f=8\)
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Chapter 14: Problem 2
Use Table 5 in Appendix I to find the value of \(\chi^{2}\) with the following area \(\alpha\) to its right: a. \(\alpha=.05, d f=3\) b. \(\alpha=.01, d f=8\)
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A peony plant with red petals was crossed with another plant having streaky petals. A geneticist states that \(75 \%\) of the offspring from this cross will have red flowers. To test this claim, 100 seeds from this cross were collected and germinated, and 58 plants had red petals. Use the chi-square goodness-of- fit test to determine whether the sample data confirm the geneticist's prediction.
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Parents who are concerned about public school environments and curricula are turning to homeschooling in order to control the content and atmosphere of the learning environments of their children. Although employment as a public school teacher requires a bachelor's degree in education or a subject area, the educational background of homeschool teachers is quite varied. The educational background of a sample of \(n=500\) parents involved in homeschooling their children in 2003 are provided in the first table that follows, along with the corresponding percentages for parents who homeschooled in \(1999 .\) The education levels for U.S. citizens in general are given in the second 16 table. a. Is there a significant change in the educational backgrounds of parents who homeschooled their children in 2003 compared with \(1999 ?\) Use \(\alpha=.01\) b. If there is a significant change in the educational backgrounds of these parents, how would you describe that change? c. Using the second table, can we determine if homeschool teachers have the same educational backgrounds as the U.S. population in general? If not, which groups are underrepresented and which are overrepresented?
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