The Contingency Table Below Shows the Results of a Random

question 44

Essay

The contingency table below shows the results of a random sample of 200 state representatives that was conducted to see whether their opinions on a bill are related to their party affiliations.
$$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array} { l | c c c } & { \text { Opinion } } \\\hline \text { Party } & \text { Approve } & \text { Disapprove } & \text { No Opinion } \\\text { Republican } & 42 & 20 & 14 \\\text { Democrat } & 50 & 24 & 18 \\\text { Independent } & 10 & 16 & 6\end{array}\\\text { Test the claim of independence. Use } \alpha = .05 \text {. }\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Agreed Meaning

Shared understanding among individuals or groups about the interpretation of a term or concept.

Ratio Analysis

In Burke’s dramatistic analysis, this means examining the relative significance of each pentad unit (act, scene, agent, agency, purpose) in any situation.

Pentad Unit

A group or collection of five units, often used in the study of linguistics or qualitative research as a structural component.

Structure and Properties

The organization and intrinsic attributes of something that determine its behavior under various conditions.