Name that Chi Square Test

The US Census bureau recently came out with the proportions of Americans who are working in Service industry, Manufacturing, Unemployed and Other. A researcher wants to find out if these proportions are different in South Lake Tahoe. 100 people were surveyed

• Chi Square Goodness of Fit Test

• Chi Square Test for Homogeneity

• Chi Square Test for Independence

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CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Is eye color a predictor of favorite color? 5000 people were part of a survey.

• Chi Square Goodness of Fit Test

• Chi Square Test for Homogeneity

• Chi Square Test for Independence

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.3

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

A realty firm is interested in whether there are certain days of the month that are more likely than others for selling a house. Data was taken over the last several years.

• Chi Square Goodness of Fit Test

• Chi Square Test for Homogeneity

• Chi Square Test for Independence

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CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Is Gender a factor in a person’s favorite fruit? 400 men and 500 women were asked what their favorite fruit is to see if the distribution of favorite fruit is the same for men and women.

• Chi Square Goodness of Fit Test

• Chi Square Test for Homogeneity

• Chi Square Test for Independence

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Are some age groups more likely to commit crimes than other age groups? The number of crimes for each age group was studied by an investigator

• Chi Square Goodness of Fit Test

• Chi Square Test for Homogeneity

• Chi Square Test for Independence

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Are living condition (dorm, condo, apartment, with parents, etc.) different for Northern Californian college students compared to Southern Californian college students? 1400 Northern Californian and 1700 Southern Californian college students were questioned.

• Chi Square Goodness of Fit Test

• Chi Square Test for Homogeneity

• Chi Square Test for Independence

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.4

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

5000 people were asked what their favorite movie is and who their favorite author is. Based on the data can you conclude that there is a relationship?

• Chi Square Goodness of Fit Test

• Chi Square Test for Homogeneity

• Chi Square Test for Independence

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Are some times at which classes are offered more popular than others? Seven sections of the same math classes were offered and enrollments of each were tabulated.

• Chi Square Goodness of Fit Test

• Chi Square Test for Homogeneity

• Chi Square Test for Independence

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Is the type of dog a person owns a predictor of personality type? 5000 people were part of a survey.

• Chi Square Goodness of Fit Test

• Chi Square Test for Homogeneity

• Chi Square Test for Independence

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CCSS.HSS.CP.A.4

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5

Are babies equally likely to be born on each day of the week? 800 people were asked on what day of the week they were born.

• Chi Square Goodness of Fit

• Chi Square Test for Homogeneity

• Chi Square Test for Independence

Tags

CCSS.HSS.IC.A.1

CCSS.HSS.ID.B.5