A Survey of Students at a College Was Asked If $\alpha = 0.10$

question 48

Essay

A survey of students at a college was asked if they lived at home with their parents, rented an apartment, or owned their own home. The results are shown in the table below sorted by gender. At $\alpha = 0.10$ test the claim that living accommodations are independent of the gender of the student.
$\begin{array} { r | c c c } & \text { Live with Parent } & \text { Rent Apartment } & \text { Own Home } \\\hline \text { Male } & 20 & 26 & 19 \\\text { Female } & 22 & 28 & 26\end{array}$

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Definitions:

Visual Acuity

The clarity or sharpness of vision, often measured by the ability to discern letters or numbers at a standardized distance on an eye chart.

Conjunctivitis

An inflammation or infection of the outer membrane of the eyeball and the inner eyelid, also known as pink eye.

Chalazion

A benign, painless bump or nodule inside the upper or lower eyelid caused by inflammation of a meibomian gland.

Pinkeye

A common term for conjunctivitis, an inflammation or infection of the outer membrane of the eyeball and the inner eyelid.