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In Santa Clara County (California), the demographics of the population are: Caucasian 47.8%, Hispanic 24.1%, African-American...

In Santa Clara County (California), the demographics of the population are:

Caucasian 47.8%, Hispanic 24.1%, African-American 3.6%, Asian 24.2%, Native American 0.3%

Do cases of AIDS follow these demographics? Fill in the Expected Counts.

Ethnicity

Number of cases (observed)

Expected (one decimal place)

Caucasian

2032

  

Hispanic

897

African-American

372

Asian

168

Native American

20

TOTAL

3489

Find the contribution to X2 for the Hispanics (2 decimal places)._____________________

df = __________________

Homework Answers

Answer #1
Ethnicity Number of cases (Observed) Expected (one decimal place) (O - E)^2 /E
Caucasian 2032 1667.7 79.559
Hispanic 897 840.8 3.750
African-American 372 125.6 483.352
Asian 168 844.3 541.765
Native American 20 10.5 8.682
TOTAL 3489 3489.0
χ2 = 1117.109

Contribution of Hispanics to χ2 = 3.75

Df = 4

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