The Contingency Table Below Shows the Results of a Random $\alpha =$

question 56

Multiple Choice

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. Use $\alpha =$ $0.05$ .
$\begin{array}{l|ccc} &{\text { Opinion }} \\\hline \text { Party } & \text { Approve } & \text { Disapprove } & \text { No Opinion } \\\text { Republican } & 42 & 20 & 14 \\\text { Democrat } & 50 & 24 & 18 \\\text { Independent } & 10 & 16 & 6\end{array}$

Find the rejection region used to test the claim of independence.

• A) \(\chi ^ { 2 } > 11.143\)
• B) \(\chi ^ { 2 } > 9.488\)
• C) \(\chi ^ { 2 } > 7.779\)
• D) \(\chi ^ { 2 } > 13.277\)

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