Instruction 15-12
the Director of Admissions at a Local University

question 118

Short Answer

Instruction 15-12
The director of admissions at a local university is interested in investigating if admissions status (admitted, waiting list, denied admission) 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:
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { Admitted } & \text { Wait List } & \text { Denied } & \text { Total } \\\hline \text { Urban } & 45 & 21 & 17 & 83 \\\hline \text { Rural } & 33 & 13 & 24 & 70 \\\hline \text { Suburban } & 34 & 12 & 39 & 85 \\\hline \text { Total } & 112 & 46 & 80 & 238 \\\hline\end{array}$$ He will use this table to run a chi-square test of independence with a level of significance of 0.01.
-Referring to Instruction 15-12,the value of the test statistic is _______.

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Definitions:

AVC

Another term for average variable cost, emphasizing the costs that vary with the level of output produced.

AVC

Average Variable Cost refers to the total variable cost per unit of output in economics, capturing costs that change with the level of output.

ATC

Stands for Average Total Cost, which is calculated by dividing the total cost of production by the quantity of output produced, representing the per-unit production cost.

Negative Returns

A financial term referring to a loss or decline in investment, where the amount of revenue or income generated is less than the original amount invested.