Data Set 14-2: A college student was interested in the relationship between handedness and academic ability. She classified her sample two ways: left- or right-handed and top or bottom half of the class.
-The study described in Data Set 14-2 is one of
A) independence
B) goodness of fit
C) could be either

Question

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The study is one of independence because it examines whether there is a relationship between two categorical variables: handedness (left- or right-handed) and academic ability (top or bottom half of the class).

Data Set 14-2: a College Student Was Interested in the Relationship