A Gasoline Distributor Wonders Whether an Individual's Income Level Influences $\alpha$

question 10

Multiple Choice

A gasoline distributor wonders whether an individual's income level influences the grade of gasoline purchased.The following is a contingency table from a random sample of 300 individuals. Using $\alpha$ = .01, critical chi-square value is ______________.

• A)15.09
• B)7.88
• C)9.21
• D)16.81
• E)17.89

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