26. A student obtained data from 10 males and 16 ema es on attitudes toward prem

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26. A student obtained data from 10 males and 16 ema es on attitudes toward premarital sex. A 2 on the data was not significant so he polled the same 26 people again, combined the two x's and found a significant difference between the genders. Which of the following alternatives is correct? a. b. C. d. Because 2 is additive the second conclusion is valid The overall 2 is based on events that are not independent so the second conclusion is invalid The number of males and females differed so the second conclusion is questionable A conclusion can be drawn when the direction of the differences in attitude is known

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b. The overall chi square is based on events that are not independent so the second conclusion is invalid.

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