A researcher selected a sample of students on the LSU campus and collected information on their political affiliations. Use the following data and test the hypothesis that students are equally likely to be democrat, republican or independent:
Political Party Affiliation |
Number of LSU students in the sample who selected… |
Democrat |
50 |
Republican |
75 |
Independent |
175 |
Ans:
Ho: Students are equally likely to be democrat, republican or independent.
Ha:Students are not equally likely to be democrat, republican or independent:
Party Affiliation | Observed frequency(fo) | Expected frequency(fe) | (fo-fe)^2/fe |
Democrat | 50 | 100 | 25.00 |
Republican | 75 | 100 | 6.25 |
Independent | 175 | 100 | 56.25 |
Total= | 300 | 300 | 87.50 |
Test statistic:
Chi square score=87.50
df=3-1=2
p-value=CHIDIST(87.5,2)=0.0000
As,p-value<0.05,We reject the null hypothesis and we can not conclude that that students are equally likely to be democrat, republican or independent:
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