The Book Industry Study Group, Inc $\mathrm{H}_{0}$ : Household Income and Reading Classification Are Somehow Related

question 48

Multiple Choice

The Book Industry Study Group, Inc., performs sample surveys to obtain information on characteristics of book readers. A book reader is defined to be one who read one or more books in the six months prior to the survey; a non-book reader is defined to be one who read newspapers or magazines but no books in the six months prior to the survey; a nonreader is defined to be one who did not read a book, newspaper, or magazine in the six months prior to the survey. The following data were obtained from a random sample of 1429 persons 16 years old and over

• A) \( \mathrm{H}_{0} \) : Household income and reading classification are somehow related. \( \mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}} \) : Household income and reading classification are not independent.
• B) \( \mathrm{H}_{0} \) : Household income and reading classification are independent. \( \mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}} \) : Household income and reading classification are somehow related.
• C) \( \mathrm{H}_{0} \) : Household income and reading classification are independent. \( \mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}} \) : Household income and reading classification are not related.
• D) \( \mathrm{H}_{0} \) : Household income and reading classification are somehow related. \( \mathrm{H}_{\mathrm{a}} \) : Household income and reading classification are independent.

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Definitions:

Prostaglandins

A group of local regulators derived from fatty acids; synthesized by most cells of the body and produce a wide variety of effects; sometimes called local hormones.

Steroids

A class of lipids characterized by a carbon skeleton with four fused rings; they play roles in structure, as hormones, and more.

Target Cells

Specific cells affected by hormones or other agents due to the presence of receptors pertinent to the substance in question.

Local Regulators

Prostaglandins (a group of local hormones), growth factors, cytokines, and other soluble molecules that act on nearby cells by paracrine regulation or act on the cells that produce them (autocrine regulation).