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11.3.8-T | Question Help * Assigned Media Passed | Failed White candidates Minority candidates Results from a civil servant exam are shown in the table to the right. Is there sufficient evidence to support the claim that the results from the test are discriminatory? Use a 0.01 significance level 15 17 Determine the null and alternative hypotheses. OA. Ho:A white candidate is not more likely to pass the test than a minority candidate. OB. Ho: White and minority candidates do not have the same chance of passing the test. O C. Ho: White and minority candidates have the same chance of passing the test. O D. Ho: A white candidate is more likely to pass the test than a minority candidate. H1: A white candidate is orelikely to pass the test than a minority candidate. H: White and minority candidates have the same chance of passing the test. H: White and minority candidates do not have the same chance of passing the test. H1: A white candidate is not more likely to pass the test than a minority candidate.

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The statistical software output for this problem is:

Contingency table results:
Rows: var3
Columns: None

Chi-Square test:

Hence,

Hypotheses: Option C is correct.

Test statistic = 3.411

P - value = 0.0648

Conclusion: Option B is correct.

Passed Failed Total White Candidates 15 17 32 Minority Candidates 7 22 29 Total 22 39 61

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