Problem on chi square goodness of fit

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Problem Set 1: Chi Square Goodness of Fit

A teacher believes that the percentage of students at her high school who go on to college is lower than the rate in the general population of high school students. The rate in the general population is 69.7% (BLS, 2017). In the most recent graduating class at her high school, the teacher found that of 104 who graduated, 61 of those went on to college.

1) Complete the following chart (round to two decimal places when calculating the expected values). Show all work in the space provided beneath it.

Frequencies

Went to college

Did not go on to college

Observed

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Expected

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WORK:

2) Create an SPSS data file and run the test in SPSS. Paste appropriate SPSS output.

ANSWER

3) Results section based on your analysis. All homework "Results sections" should follow the examples provided in the presentations and textbooks (note that since you are using SPSS, the EXACT p value is expected!). They should include the statistical statement within a complete sentence that mentions the type of test conducted and whether the test was significant. Don't forget to include a decision about the null hypothesis.

 

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