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Chapter 12: Q. 40 (page 737)

The table below provides data on the political affiliation and opinion about the death penalty of 850randomly selected voters from a congressional district.

Which of the following does not support the conclusion that being a Republican and favoring the death penalty are not independent?

(a) 299494鈮�98356 (d) 299397鈮�77248

(b) 299494鈮�397850 (e) 397494850鈮�299

(c)494850鈮�299397

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The correct answer is (d) =299397鈮�77248.

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If Republicans and favoring the death penalty are not independent, so the ratios of each category to the other (combined ) category should be not equal.

Hence, (d) 299397鈮�77248does not support not independence, because there is a third category "other" that was not taken into account.

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