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An educational researcher wishes to know if there is a difference in academic performance for college...
An educational researcher wishes to know if there is a difference in academic performance for college freshmen that live on campus and those that commute. Data was collected from 219219 students. Can we conclude that freshman housing location and academic performance are related?
Location Average Below
Average Above Average Total
On campus 76 41 40
157
Off campus 29 17 16
62
Total 105 58 56
219
1- the value of the test statistic. Round your answer to three decimal places.
2-Find the degrees of freedom associated with the test statistic for this problem.
3-Make the decision to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis at the 0.010.01 level of significance.
4-State the conclusion of the hypothesis test at the 0.010.01 level of significance.
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