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Sample surveys on sensitive issues can give different results depending on how t

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Sample surveys on sensitive issues can give different results depending on how the question is asked. A University of Wisconsin study divided 2700respondents into 3 groups at random. All were asked if they had ever used cocaine. One group of 900 was interviewed by phone; 20% said they had used cocaine. Another 900 people were asked the question in a one-on-one personal interview; 28% said "Yes." The remaining 900 were allowed to make an anonymous written response; 29% said "Yes." Are there statistically significant differences among these proportions? State the hypotheses, convert the information given into a two-way table of counts, give the test statistic and its P-value, and state your conclusions. (Round your test statistic and P-value to three decimal places.)

a) Fill out the table below:

b) Calculate chi^2 and the P-value.

c) Conclusion (PICK ONE):

-Reject H0. There is no evidence of differing proportions.

-Fail to reject H0. There is no evidence of differing proportions.   

-Reject H0. There are statistically significant differences among these proportions.

-Fail to reject H0. There are statistically significant differences among these proportions.

No Yes Phone One-on- one Anonymous

Explanation / Answer

a)

For the table, using the proportions given, consider:

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b)

Doing an Expected Value Chart,          
          

  

Using chi^2 = Sum[(O - E)^2/E],          
          
chi^2 =    22.95731175   [ANSWER]
  
          
With df = (a - 1)(b - 1), where a and b are the number of categories of each variable,          
          
a =    2      
b =    3      
          
df =    2      
          
Also, the p value is          
          
P =    1.03486*10^-5   [ANSWER]

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c)

As P is very small, we

OPTION c: -Reject H0. There are statistically significant differences among these proportions. [ANSWER, C]
          

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