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Calculate the chi-square statistic and degrees of freedom for the following set of data for 300 people:

Group A Group B Group C Total
Had flu shot 20 45 25 90
Didn't have flu shot 80 55 75 210
Total 100 100 100 300

Is the value of the chi-square statistically significant at the 0.05 level?

2. Write a paragraph summarizing the results of the analysis in Exercise 1.

please do it and explain wherever necessary.

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