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

question 42

Multiple Choice

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 $\alpha$
= 0.05, test the claim that living accommodations are independent of the gender
Of the student. $$\begin{array} { r | l l l } & \text { Live with Parent } & \text { Rent Apartment } & \text { Own Home } \\\hline \text { Male } & 20 & 26 & 19 \\\text { Female } & 18 & 28 & 26\end{array}$$

• A)Reject the null hypothesis. There is sufficient evident to warrant rejection of the claim that living accommodation and gender are independent.
• B)Reject the null hypothesis. There is not sufficient evident to warrant rejection of the claim that living accommodation and gender are independent.
• C)Fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is sufficient evident to warrant rejection of the claim that living accommodation and gender are independent.
• D)Fail to reject the null hypothesis. There is not sufficient evident to warrant rejection of the claim that living accommodation and gender are independent.

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