658 Appendix D Self-Test Solutions and Answers to Even-Numbered Exercises
20. χ
2
19.77, df 4
p-value less than .005
Reject H
0
; column variable and row variable are not
independent
21. H
0
: Type of ticket purchased is independent of the type of
flight
H
a
: Type of ticket purchased is not independent of the type
of flight
Expected frequencies:
e
11
35.59 e
12
15.41
e
21
150.73 e
22
65.27
e
31
455.68 e
32
197.32
Degrees of freedom: (3 1)(2 1) 2
χ
2
100.43, p-value is less than .005
Reject H
0
; type of ticket is not independent of type of
flight
22. a. χ
2
7.95, df 3
p-value is between .025 and .05
Reject H
0
; method of payment is not independent of
age group
b. 18 to 24 use most
24. a. χ
2
8.47; p-value is between .025 and .05
Reject H
0
; intent to purchase again is not independent
of the automobile
b. Accord 77, Camry 71, Taurus 62, Impala 57
c. Impala and Taurus below, Accord and Camry above;
Accord and Camry have greater owner satisfaction,
which may help future market share
26. a. 6446
b. χ
2
425.4; p-value 0
Reject H
0
; attitude toward nuclear power is not
independent of country
c. Italy (58%), Spain (32%)
28. χ
2
3.01, df 2
p-value is greater than .10
Do not reject H
0
; couples working is independent of loca-
tion; 63.3%
30. a. p-value ⬇ 0, reject H
0
b. .0468 to .1332
32. a. .35 and .47
b. .12 .1037 (.0163 to .2237)
c. Yes, we would expect occupancy rates to be higher
Observed Expected
Frequency Frequency
Ticket Flight ( f
i
)(e
i
)(f
i
ⴚ e
i
)
2
/e
i
First Domestic 29 35.59 1.22
First International 22 15.41 2.82
Business Domestic 95 150.73 20.61
Business International 121 65.27 47.59
Full-fare Domestic 518 455.68 8.52
Full-fare International 135 197.32 19.68
Totals 920 χ
2
100.43
34. χ
2
8.04, df 3
p-value between .025 and .05
Reject H
0
; potentials are not the same for each sales
territory
36. χ
2
4.64, df 2
p-value between .05 and .10
Do not reject H
0
; cannot conclude market shares have
changed
38. χ
2
42.53, df 4
p-value is less than .005
Reject H
0
; conclude job satisfaction differs
40. χ
2
23.37, df 3
p-value is less than .005
Reject H
0
; employment status is not independent of region
42. a. 71%, 22%, slower preferred
b. χ
2
2.99, df 2
p-value greater than .10
Do not reject H
0
; cannot conclude men and women dif-
fer in preference
44. χ
2
7.75, df 3
p-value is between .05 and .10
Do not reject H
0
; cannot conclude office vacancies differ
by metropolitan area
Chapter 12
1. a.
b. There appears to be a positive linear relationship
between xand y
c. Many different straight lines can be drawn to provide
a linear approximation of the relationship between x
and y; in part (d) we will determine the equation of a
straight line that “best” represents the relationship
according to the least squares criterion
d. Summations needed to compute the slope and y-intercept:
e. y
ˆ
.2 2.6x .2 2.6(4) 10.6
y
ˆ
0.2 2.6x
b
0
y¯ b
1
x¯ 8 (2.6)(3) 0.2
b
1
兺(x
i
x¯)( y
i
y¯)
兺(x
i
x¯)
2
26
10
2.6
兺(x
i
x¯)
2
10兺(x
i
x¯)( y
i
y¯) 26,
y¯
兺y
i
n
40
5
8,x¯
兺x
i
n
15
5
3,
y
x
543210
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0
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