At Present in Australia, Voting in a Federal Election Is

question 68

Essay

At present in Australia, voting in a Federal election is compulsory for all citizens 18 years or over.
There has been some discussion to have this changed from being compulsory to voluntary.
A study was done to investigate whether there was a relationship between gender and attitude towards changing voting in Australia from compulsory to voluntary. Participants were asked "Do you agree to change voting in Australian Federal Elections from compulsory to voluntary? A table of results from the sample is given below.
At the 1% level of significance, is there a relationship between gender and attitude towards voluntary voting? $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | } \hline & \text { Agreed } & \text { Disagreed } & \text { Undecided } \\\hline \text { Female } & 15 & 25 & 30 \\\hline \text { Male } & 25 & 20 & 25 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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