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) χ² 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 χ² test for independence is appropriate for testing the association between two categorical variables, in this case, admissions status and type of community. The other options (two-way ANOVA tests and McNemar test) are not suitable for this situation.

The Director of Admissions at a State College Is Interested