SCENARIO 12-11
The director of admissions at a state college is interested in seeing if admissions status (admitted,
waiting list, denied admission)at his college is independent of the type of community in which an
applicant resides.He takes a sample of recent admissions decisions and forms the following table: He will use this table to do a chi-square test of independence with a level of significance of 0.01.
-True or False: Referring to Scenario 12-11, the alternative hypothesis claims that "there is
some connection between admission status at the college and the type of community in which an
applicant resides."

Question

SCENARIO 12-11
The director of admissions at a state college is interested in seeing if admissions status (admitted,
waiting list, denied admission)at his college is independent of the type of community in which an
applicant resides.He takes a sample of recent admissions decisions and forms the following table:  He will use this table to do a chi-square test of independence with a level of significance of 0.01.
-True or False: Referring to Scenario 12-11, the alternative hypothesis claims that "there is
some connection between admission status at the college and the type of community in which an
applicant resides."

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The alternative hypothesis typically suggests that there is an effect or a relationship between variables, in this case, between admission status and the type of community.

SCENARIO 12-11 The Director of Admissions at a State College Is Interested