Dedra hypothesizes that the proportion of people selecting outdoor as compared to indoor exercise will differ based on the climate where they reside. She randomly samples 100 adults who subscribe to a national health magazine and collects data on two variables: 1) exercise preference, a nominal measurement scale with two categories (outdoor exercise or indoor exercise); and climate, an ordinal variable with three categories (mild, moderate, severe). Which statistical procedure is most appropriate to use to test the hypothesis?

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The chi square test of association is most appropriate because it is used to determine if there is a significant association between two categorical variables, which in this case are exercise preference (nominal) and climate (ordinal).

Dedra Hypothesizes That the Proportion of People Selecting Outdoor as Compared