Acme Bank wants to determine if a person’s age (group) is associated with a preferred bill paying method. The research team gathers data using this self-administered survey card:
Bill Paying Survey
Please check one answer for each question:
1. How old are you?
• 18–25
• 26–35
• 36–55
• 56–99
2. What method do you use most often to pay bills?
• Check
• E-pay
• Other
Thank you for participating in our survey.

Data set: Ch 10 – Exercise 01B.sav
Codebook
Variable: Age
Definition: Age of the respondent
Type: Categorical (1 = 18 – 25, 2 = 26 – 26, 3 = 36 – 55, 4 = 56 – 99)
Variable: BillPay
Definition: Preferred method for paying bills
Type: Categorical (1 = Check, 2 = E-pay, 3 = Other)
a. Write the hypotheses.
b. Run the criteria of the pretest checklist (n is at least 5 per cell in the Crosstabs) and discuss your findings.
c. Run the chi-square test and document your findings (ns and/or percentages, Sig. [p value]).
d. Write an abstract under 200 words detailing a summary of the study, the chi-square test results, hypothesis resolution, and implications of your findings.