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Inference testing using the Chi2 test

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Inference testing using the Chi2 test A teacher wishes to decide, at the 5% level of significance, whether the performance in a problem solving test is independent of the students' year at school. The teacher selected 120 students, 40 from each of Years 8, 9 & 10, and graded their performance in a test as either A or B. Year 8 9 10 Total Grade awarded A B 22 18 26 14 27 13 75 45 Total 40 40 40 120 The table above right shows the results of his testing. The hypotheses being tested are: H0: There is no relationship between grades awarded and years at school. They are independent. HA: There is a relationship. If H0 is true then the expected frequencies should be those in the table on the right. Year 8 9 10 Total Grade awarded A B 25 15 25 15 25 15 75 45 Total 40 40 40 120 Enter the observed and expected frequencies into columns C1 and C2 of the Statistics aplet. In the HOME view, perform the calculation shown right. This calculates the individual χ 2 values ready for summing as per the formula ∑ χ 2 = (O − E )2 , where O and E are the observed and expected E frequencies. After first changing to the SYMB view to register C3, the required total for C3 can be found in the view. In this case, 1.493. 312

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Inference testing using the Chi
2
test
Grade awarded
A teacher wishes to decide, at the 5% level of significance,
Year
A
B
Total
whether the performance in a problem solving test is
8
22
18
40
independent of the students’ year at school. The teacher
9
26
14
40
selected 120 students, 40 from each of Years 8, 9 & 10, and
10
27
13
40
graded their performance in a test as either A or B.
Total
75
45
120
The table above right shows the results of his testing.
The hypotheses being tested are:
H
0
: There is no relationship between grades awarded
and years at school. They are independent.
H
A
: There is a relationship.
Year
Grade awarded
A
B
Total
8
25
15
40
If
H
0
is true then the expected frequencies should be those in the table
on the right.
9
10
Total
25
25
75
15
15
45
40
40
120
Enter the observed and expected frequencies into columns
C1
and
C2
of
the Statistics aplet.
In the
HOME
view, perform the calculation shown right. This calculates
the individual
χ
2
values ready for summing as per the formula
2
χ
=
(
O
E
)
, where
O
and
E
are the observed and expected
E
frequencies.
After first changing to the
SYMB
view to register
C3
, the required total
for
C3
can be found in the
view. In this case, 1.493.
312