Chi-squared

1. The following data examines social class (working vs middle/upper) and the value placed on thinking for oneself. Go through the steps of hypothesis testing to determine whether the value placed on thinking for oneself varies by social class. Go through all of the hypothesis testing steps. This includes stating the research and null hypothesis and finding the critical chi-squared (c2) statistic from thec2table (at the alpha = .05 level) that you will compare to your sample chi-squared (c2) statistic that you calculate. Do you reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis? What does this decision mean (i.e. following your decision, state your conclusion in a complete sentence)?

Value Places on thinking for oneself - Working - Middle/Upper

Mos Important 217 229

Not the most important 249 202

Column Total 466 431