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We randomly surveyed 150 local citizens to determine if there is difference in ethnicity among the city's inhabitants depending upon the neighborhood in which they live.

What statistical test would we use?

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You would use chi square. The reason is that you need a test of proportion for a categorical variable. That is, is the proportion of the citizenry in each ethnicity (category) the same in all places? The chi square statistic analyzes ...

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