Question: NOTE = Please make sure to answer all components of each question. Meera is an education major interested in variables that predict skipping college class.

NOTE = Please make sure to answer all components of each question.

Meera is an education major interested in variables that predict skipping college class. She counts the number of students skipping class on a single day in four classes at the same tine at her university. She categorizes the students who skipped class as either taking the skipped class in their major or not. She also collects and categorizes the students' GPA as low, medium, or high. Meera wants to know if GPA is related to skipping class in majors and nonmajors. Use the table below to answer the following questions.

GPA

Low

Medium

High

Sum

Majors

21 (___)

25 (24.10)

31 (____)

77

Non Majors

35 (26.67)

21 (_____)

14 (21. 43)

70

Sum

56

46

45

147

  1. What are the variables?
  2. What is the null hypothesis?
  3. What is the alternative hypothesis?
  4. Calculate the expected values for the remainder of the cells. Round to 2 decimals.
  5. If x2 = 9.96, state the degree of freedom, state the critical Chi Square value (with proper formatting) and interpret the null hypothesis. Alpha = .001

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