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Chi-square Test: Survey of healthcare providers' perception

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Mulvihill, Obuseh, and Caldwell(2008) conducted a survey evaluating healthcare providers' perception of a new state childrens insurance program. One question asked the providers whether they viewed the reimbursement from the new insurance as higher,lower, or the same as private insurance. another question assessed the providers overall satisfaction with the new insurance. The following table presents observed frequencies similar to the study results

Satisfied Not Satisfied
Less Reimbursement 46 54 100

Same or More Reimbursement 42 18 60
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88 72

Do the results indicate that the providers' satisfaction of the new program is related to their perception of the reimbursement rates? Test with alpha= .05

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