Question: The following table was created from the data for this week's assignment; IRREGULAR SEAT BELT USE? YES NO TOTAL Texted While Driving 1737 2048 3785

The following table was created from the data for this week's assignment;

IRREGULAR SEAT BELT USE?

YES

NO

TOTAL

Texted While Driving

1737

2048

3785

Did Not Text While Driving

1945

2775

4720

TOTAL

3682

4823

8505

EXPECTED FREQUENCY PER CATEGORY:

Texted While Driving (Yes) = 3682 x 3785/8505 = 1638.61

Did Not Text While Driving (Yes) = 3682 x 4720/8505 = 2043.39

Texted While Driving (No) = 4823 x 3785/8505 = 2146.39

Did Not Text While Driving (No) = 4823 x 4720/8505 = 2676.61

1. How can I determine the value of the X2 statistic?

2. Using a 0.05 significance level to test the claim of independence between texting while driving and irregular seat belt use.

a) Are those two risky behaviors independent of each other?

b) How can I calculate the chi-square using Excel.

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