Responses to a Survey Question Are Broken Down According to Employment

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Essay

Responses to a survey question are broken down according to employment status and the sample results are
given below. At the 0.10 significance level, test the claim that response and employment status are independent. $$\begin{array} { r | r r r } & \text { Yes } & \text { No } & \text { Undecided } \\\hline \text { Employed } & 30 & 15 & 5 \\\text { Unemployed } & 20 & 25 & 10\end{array}$$

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Definitions:

Homologous Chromosomes

Pairs of chromosomes in a diploid organism that have the same gene structure and sequence, inherited from each parent, which pair up during meiosis.

Sister Chromatids

Identical copies of a chromosome, joined together by a common centromere, formed during DNA replication in the cell cycle.

Metaphase II

A phase of meiosis II in which chromosomes align at the equatorial plate before being separated into the daughter cells.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, creating four unique haploid cells, essential in sexual reproduction.