TABLE 12-11 The Director of Admissions at a State College Is Interested

question 85

Short Answer

TABLE 12-11
The director of admissions at a state college is interested in seeing if admissions status (admitted, waiting list, denied admission) at his college is independent of the type of community in which an applicant resides. He takes a sample of recent admissions decisions and forms the following table:

He will use this table to do a chi-square test of independence with a level of significance of 0.01.
-Referring to Table 12-11, the expected cell frequency for the Admitted/Urban cell is ________.

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Definitions:

Negative Identity

A concept from Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, describing an identity formed by choosing values that are opposite of what is expected by significant others or society.

Thoughtful Consideration

entails careful and attentive deliberation or reflection before making a decision or forming an opinion.

Gender Role

Societal norms dictating the behaviors, attitudes, and activities deemed appropriate for men and women.

Parental Monitoring

Parents’ ongoing awareness of what their children are doing, where, and with whom.