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1) In a survey, 650 randomly selected automobile owners were asked to state the main reason that they bought their current automobile.

Results of the survey are shown below.

Fuel Economy Price Comfort Total

Male 200 75 55 330
Female 150 100 70 320
Total 350 175 125 650

At a 0.05 level of significance, test if there is any relationship between sex and reason for buying an automobile.

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Uses Chi Square Test for Hypothesis Testing. It tests the hypothesis that there is a relationship between sex and reason for buying an automobile.

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