Lab 2: Chi-Square Test of Independence Quiz
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In the test of independence, what does the null hypothesis state?
- The variance equals expected
- The two factors are dependent
- The two factors are independent
- The data fits a distribution
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Answer: The two factors are independent
Source evidence
PDF page 659: To assess whether two factors are independent or not, you can apply the test of independence that uses the chi-square distribution. The null hypothesis for this test states that the two factors are independent. The test compares observed values to expected values. The test is right-tailed. Each observation or cell category must have an expected value of at least 5.
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For the test of independence, what tail is used?
- Neither tail
- Two-tailed
- Right-tailed
- Left-tailed
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Answer: Right-tailed
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PDF page 659: To assess whether two factors are independent or not, you can apply the test of independence that uses the chi-square distribution. The null hypothesis for this test states that the two factors are independent. The test compares observed values to expected values. The test is right-tailed. Each observation or cell category must have an expected value of at least 5.
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What is the minimum expected value each cell must have in the test of independence?
- 3
- 1
- 10
- 5
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Answer: 5
Source evidence
PDF page 659: To assess whether two factors are independent or not, you can apply the test of independence that uses the chi-square distribution. The null hypothesis for this test states that the two factors are independent. The test compares observed values to expected values. The test is right-tailed. Each observation or cell category must have an expected value of at least 5.
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What kind of table does the test of independence use?
- Contingency table
- Probability table
- Frequency table
- Z-table
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Answer: Contingency table
Source evidence
PDF page 659: The goodness-of-fit test is typically used to determine if data fits a particular distribution. The test of independence makes use of a contingency table to determine the independence of two factors. The test for homogeneity determines whether two populations come from the same distribution, even if this distribution is unknown.
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What is a contingency table?
- A single-column frequency chart
- A random number table
- A list of z-scores
- A table of two factors that may depend
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Answer: A table of two factors that may depend
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PDF page 659: Contingency Table a table that displays sample values for two different factors that may be dependent or contingent on one another; it facilitates determining conditional probabilities.
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For the test of independence, degrees of freedom equal:
- number of cells - 1
- rows + columns
- sample size - 1
- (rows - 1)(columns - 1)
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Answer: (rows - 1)(columns - 1)
Source evidence
PDF page 660: • The number of degrees of freedom is equal to (number
PDF page 660: of columns - 1)(number of rows - 1). 2
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How is the expected value for a cell calculated?
- observed minus expected
- row total + column total
- (row total)(column total)/total surveyed
- total surveyed / cells
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Answer: (row total)(column total)/total surveyed
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PDF page 660: (row total)(column total) E = . total surveyed
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The chi-square distribution curve is described as:
- Skewed to the left
- Symmetric and bell-shaped
- Uniform
- Skewed to the right
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Answer: Skewed to the right
Source evidence
PDF page 659: The chi-square distribution is a useful tool for assessment in a series of problem categories. These problem categories include primarily (i) whether a data set fits a particular distribution, (ii) whether the distributions of two populations are the same, (iii) whether two events might be independent, and (iv) whether there is a different variability than expected within a population. An important parameter in a chi-square distribution is the degrees of freedom df in a given problem. The random variable in the chi-square distribution is the sum of squares of df standard normal variables, which must be independent. The key characteristics of the chi-square distribution also depend directly on the degrees of freedom. The chi-square distribution curve is skewed to the right, and its shape depends on the degrees of freedom df. For df > 90, the curve approximates the normal distribution. Test statistics based on the chi-square distribution are always greater than or equal to zero. Such application tests are almost always right-tailed tests.
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Test statistics based on the chi-square distribution are always:
- Equal to the mean
- Between -1 and 1
- Greater than or equal to zero
- Less than zero
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Answer: Greater than or equal to zero
Source evidence
PDF page 659: The chi-square distribution is a useful tool for assessment in a series of problem categories. These problem categories include primarily (i) whether a data set fits a particular distribution, (ii) whether the distributions of two populations are the same, (iii) whether two events might be independent, and (iv) whether there is a different variability than expected within a population. An important parameter in a chi-square distribution is the degrees of freedom df in a given problem. The random variable in the chi-square distribution is the sum of squares of df standard normal variables, which must be independent. The key characteristics of the chi-square distribution also depend directly on the degrees of freedom. The chi-square distribution curve is skewed to the right, and its shape depends on the degrees of freedom df. For df > 90, the curve approximates the normal distribution. Test statistics based on the chi-square distribution are always greater than or equal to zero. Such application tests are almost always right-tailed tests.
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For what df does the chi-square curve approximate the normal distribution?
- df > 30
- df = 2
- df > 90
- df < 10
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Answer: df > 90
Source evidence
PDF page 659: The chi-square distribution is a useful tool for assessment in a series of problem categories. These problem categories include primarily (i) whether a data set fits a particular distribution, (ii) whether the distributions of two populations are the same, (iii) whether two events might be independent, and (iv) whether there is a different variability than expected within a population. An important parameter in a chi-square distribution is the degrees of freedom df in a given problem. The random variable in the chi-square distribution is the sum of squares of df standard normal variables, which must be independent. The key characteristics of the chi-square distribution also depend directly on the degrees of freedom. The chi-square distribution curve is skewed to the right, and its shape depends on the degrees of freedom df. For df > 90, the curve approximates the normal distribution. Test statistics based on the chi-square distribution are always greater than or equal to zero. Such application tests are almost always right-tailed tests.
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A study on age and symptoms in 500 infected people uses which test?
- A test of independence
- A test for homogeneity
- A test of a single variance
- A goodness-of-fit test
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Answer: A test of independence
Source evidence
PDF page 663: 23. A pharmaceutical company is interested in the relationship between age and presentation of symptoms for a common
PDF page 663: viral infection. A random sample is taken of 500 people with the infection across different age groups.
PDF page 679: Conclusion (write out in complete sentences): The make-up of AIDS cases does not fit the ethnicities of the general population of Santa Clara County. 23 a test of independence 25 a test of independence 27 8 29 6.6 31 0.0435 33
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In the smoking-by-ethnicity test, what was the decision at α = 0.05?
- Accept the alternative fully
- Do not reject the null
- Reject the null hypothesis
- Fail to test
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Answer: Reject the null hypothesis
Source evidence
PDF page 680: a. Reject the null hypothesis.
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