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A Survey of the Opinions of Property Owners About a Street

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A survey of the opinions of property owners about a street widening project was taken to determine whether the resulting opinion was related to the distance of front footage. A randomly selected sample of 100 property owners was contacted and the results are shown below. A survey of the opinions of property owners about a street widening project was taken to determine whether the resulting opinion was related to the distance of front footage. A randomly selected sample of 100 property owners was contacted and the results are shown below.   If the computed chi-square is 8.5, what is your decision at the 10% level of significance? A)  Reject H<sub>0</sub>; opinion and property front-footage are related. B)  Accept H<sub>0</sub>; opinion and property front-footage are related. C)  Reject H<sub>0</sub>; opinion and property front-footage are not related. D)  Accept H<sub>0</sub>; opinion and property front-footage are not related. If the computed chi-square is 8.5, what is your decision at the 10% level of significance?


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