Does a person\'s educational level affect his or her decision about marrying? A

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Does a person's educational level affect his or her decision about marrying? A survey asked a random sample of 1397 U.S. adults about their education level and marital status. The results are summarized below.

(a) The cell with the highest observed count contains a value of 442. What is the expected count for this cell?  (3 decimal places)

(b) The test statistic for this data has a value of 22.189. Use the Chi-Square calculator to find the P-value.
P-value =  (3 decimal places)

Education and Marital Status Education Level Marital Status Less HS HS College Total Single/Widowed 6 115 256 377 Married 18 256 442 716 Divorced 13 136 155 304 Total 37 507 853 1397

Explanation / Answer

part-a

expected count=716*853/1397=437.185

Part-b

p-value=0.000 using excel function=CHIDIST(22.189,4)

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