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Calculator Use Part19

This document provides instructions for performing a chi-square test on population data from a high school to determine if the current year's population is consistent with the populations from previous years. The observed and expected population counts are calculated and entered into a list. The chi-square test statistic is calculated using the formula (observed - expected)^2 / expected. The chi-square value is looked up based on 3 degrees of freedom. Since the p-value is less than 1%, the null hypothesis that the current population is the same as previous years can be rejected.

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Calculator Use Part19

This document provides instructions for performing a chi-square test on population data from a high school to determine if the current year's population is consistent with the populations from previous years. The observed and expected population counts are calculated and entered into a list. The chi-square test statistic is calculated using the formula (observed - expected)^2 / expected. The chi-square value is looked up based on 3 degrees of freedom. Since the p-value is less than 1%, the null hypothesis that the current population is the same as previous years can be rejected.

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* C. ! 2 -Test - chi-square test on a two-way table of counts.

There are two types of ! 2 tests, one for goodness of fit and the other for a two
way table (sometimes called a test for independence.
The calculator does not do a goodness of fit test directly. You have to put your data
into a list, do some basic calculations, and then find a statistic. This method is outlined:
Example: Over the last 5 years, the population of Wissahickon High has been:
White: 75% Black 8% Asian: 14% Other: 3%
This year, our populations is:
White: 1009
Black: 85
Asian: 224 Other: 31
2
Perform a ! test to see if this population is different from past years
Your null hypothesis is:
Your alternative hypothesis is:

Ho : The current pop. is the same


as previous years
Ha : The current pop. is different
than previous years

Put the observed (current numbers) in L1.


We have 1349 students in school. Use the percentages given to find the
expected numbers. You can round. Put them in L2.

(Obs! Exp )
You need the formula:

in your L3. Sum your L3. Then look


Exp
up the ! 2 statistic for the number of degrees of freedom. Since there are 4
rows, the df value is 3. The format is ! 2 cdf (lowerbound, upperbound, df).
Lowerbound will tbe the sum you just got, upperbound will be any
large number (1000 is fine).

Conclusion: Since the p-value is less then 1%, we can reject the null
hypothesis. So we can conclude that this years population is different
than previous years. If you want to see the shading (there is very little
here), go to the 2nd DISTR menu:

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Stu Schwartz

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