The director of admissions at a state college is interested in seeing if admissions status (admitted, waiting list, denied admission) at his college is related to the type of community (urban, rural, suburban) in which an applicant resides. Which of the following tests will be the most appropriate?
A) X² test for independence
B) Two-way ANOVA F test for the type of community effect
C) Two-way ANOVA F test for interaction effect
D) McNemar test

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The X² test for independence is designed to analyze the association between two categorical variables. In this case, the admissions status and the type of community are both categorical variables, and the X² test can determine whether there is a statistically significant relationship between them or not.

The Director of Admissions at a State College Is Interested