CHAPTER 10 │ CHI-SQUARE TESTS AND THE
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-DISTRIBUTION 451
3a. 0:H The distribution of educational achievement for people in the United States ages 35−44 is
13.4% not a high school graduate, 31.2% high school graduate, 17.2% some college, no
degree; 8.8% associate’s degree, 19.1% bachelor’s degree, and 10.3% advanced degree.
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a
H The distribution of educational achievement for people in the United States ages 35−44
23.799
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f. Fail to reject 0.H
g. There is not enough evidence at the 5% level of significance to conclude that the distribution for
people in the United States ages 35−44 differs from the distribution for ages 25 and older.
e.
Distribution Observed Expected OE
E
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Not a H.S. graduate 13.4% 86 60.434 10.8154
H.S. graduate 31.2% 161 140.712 2.9251
Some college no degree 17.2% 72 77.572 0.4002
Associate’s degree 8.8% 27 39.688 4.0563
Bachelor’s degree 19.1% 60 86.141 7.9329
Advanced degree 10.3% 45 46.453 0.0454
451 26.175
226.175
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