A Researcher Is Interested in the Relationship Between Birth Order

question 55

Essay

A researcher is interested in the relationship between birth order and personality.A sample of n = 100 people is obtained,all of whom grew up in families as one of three children.Each person is given a personality test,and the researcher also records the person's birth-order position (1st born,2nd,or 3rd).The frequencies from this study are shown in the following table.On the basis of these data,can the researcher conclude that there is a significant relation between birth order and personality? Test at the .05 level of significance.

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Visible Minorities

Individuals who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in color and are a minority in a particular social or cultural context.

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