Question: Registrar's Office conducted a study of independence between two binary variables, (X, Y ). Variable X indicates individual performance (High or Low) and Y characterizes
Registrar's Office conducted a study of independence between two binary variables, (X, Y ). Variable X indicates individual performance (High or Low) and Y characterizes a student's status (Graduate or Undergraduate). A group of n = 600 respondents has shown summaries as follows.
OBSERVED FREQUENCIES
| Undergraduate | Graduate | Row Sum | |
| High | 311 | 139 | 450 |
| Low | 89 | 61 | 150 |
| Column Sum | 400 | 200 | 600 |
EXPECTED COUNTS
| Undergraduate | Graduate | Row Sum | |
| High | 450 | ||
| Low | 150 | ||
| Column Sum | 400 | 200 | 600 |
Test independence of (X, Y ) at the significance level = 0.05
- Find ESTIMATED EXPECTED COUNTS under the null hypothesis of homogeneity / independence between gender and satisfaction and place them into the table provided above.
- Evaluate the TEST STATISTIC for this study
- Specify CRITICAL VALUE (or VALUES) required for hypothesis testing procedure.
- Formulate REJECTION RULE and then state your decision about independence.
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