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This is a continuation of Exercise 25 in Chapter 12. The data (shown in the accompany­ing table) are reproduced from Case Study 12.1 and represent employees laid off by the U. S. Department of Labor. Minitab computed the chi-square statistic

This is a continuation of Exercise 25 in Chapter 12. The data (shown in the accompany­ing table) are reproduced from Case Study 12.1 and represent employees laid off by the U. S. Department of Labor.
This is a continuation of Exercise 25 in Chapter 12.

Minitab computed the chi-square statistic as 66.595. Explain what this means about the rela­tionship between the two variables. Include an explanation that could be understood by someone with no knowledge of statistics. Make the as­sumption that these employees are representative of a larger population of employees.

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Ethnic Group Laid Off Not Laid Off Total African A White Total 130 87 217 1382 2813 4195 1512 2900 4412

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