As Part of a Survey, Students in a Large Statistics

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Essay

As part of a survey, students in a large statistics class were asked whether or not they ate breakfast that morning. The data appears in the following table: $$\begin{array}{l}\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Breakfast }\\\begin{array} { c c | c c | c } & & \text { Yes } & \text { No } & \text { Total } \\\hline { \text { Sex } } & \text { Male } & 66 & 66 & 132 \\& \text { Female } & 125 & 74 & 199 \\\hline & \text { Total } & 191 & 140 & 331\end{array}\end{array}$$
Is there evidence that eating breakfast is independent of the student's sex? Test an appropriate hypothesis. Give statistical evidence to support your conclusion.

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Definitions:

Human Behaviour

The range of actions, conduct, and responses exhibited by humans, influenced by culture, attitudes, emotions, values, ethics, and the external environment.

Free Will

The concept that humans have the ability to make choices that are not pre-determined by past events or natural laws.

External Stimuli

Environmental or outside factors that provoke a response from sensory systems or influence behavior and perceptions.

B.F. Skinner

An American psychologist and behaviorist known for his work in the field of behaviorism and the development of the theory of operant conditioning.