A Survey of Students at a College Was Asked If $\alpha = 0.05$

question 59

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 $\alpha = 0.05$ , test the claim that living accommodations are independent of the gender of the student.
$\begin{array}{r|ccc} & \text { Live with Parent } & \text { Rent Apartment } & \text { Own Home } \\\hline \text { Male } & 20 & 26 & 19 \\\text { Female } & 18 & 28 & 30\end{array}$

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