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Is the number of children that a college student currently has independent of the type of college or university being attended? Suppose students were randomly selected from three types of colleges and universities and the data shown represent the results of a survey of those students. Use the chi-square test of independence of the answer the question. Let alpha = .05

Type of College or University

Community College Large University Small College
Children 0 25 178 31
Children 1 49 141 12
Children 2 31 54 8
Children 3 or more 22 14 6

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The null hypothesis tested is
H0: The number of children that a college student currently has independent of the type of college or university being attended.

The alternative hypothesis is
H1: The number ...

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