Exhibit 12.6 The following table shows the distribution of employees in an Organization.Martha Foreman,an analyst wants to see if race has a bearing on the position a person holds with this company. Refer to Exhibit 12.5.Using the p-value approach and α = 0.05,the decision and conclusion are:
A)Reject the null hypothesis,conclude race and seniority are dependent
B)Reject the null hypothesis,conclude race and seniority are independent
C)Do not reject the null hypothesis,cannot conclude race and seniority are dependent
D)Do not reject the null hypothesis,conclude race and seniority are independent

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Exhibit 12.6 The following table shows the distribution of employees in an Organization.Martha Foreman,an analyst wants to see if race has a bearing on the position a person holds with this company.  Refer to Exhibit 12.5.Using the p-value approach and α = 0.05,the decision and conclusion are:
A)Reject the null hypothesis,conclude race and seniority are dependent 
B)Reject the null hypothesis,conclude race and seniority are independent 
C)Do not reject the null hypothesis,cannot conclude race and seniority are dependent 
D)Do not reject the null hypothesis,conclude race and seniority are independent

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The Answer of Exhibit 12.6 The following table shows the distribution of employees in an Organization.Martha Foreman,an analyst wants to see if race has a bearing on the position a person holds with this company.  Refer to Exhibit 12.5.Using the p-value approach and α = 0.05,the decision and conclusion are:
A)Reject the null hypothesis,conclude race and seniority are dependent 
B)Reject the null hypothesis,conclude race and seniority are independent 
C)Do not reject the null hypothesis,cannot conclude race and seniority are dependent 
D)Do not reject the null hypothesis,conclude race and seniority are independent