TABLE 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.
-Referring to Table 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

TABLE 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.
-Referring to Table 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 in this scenario is that there is a connection between admission status and the type of community in which an applicant resides, which is a statement in favor of dependence. Therefore, the correct answer is A.

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