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Describe a study you might design that could use the Chi Square statistic. What are the variables? What are the null and alternative hypotheses? Why would the Chi Square test be appropriate for this design? What would the Chi Square statistic indicate in relation to your research question? What would it not indicate? Be specific and use your sample study to illustrate your answers.

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Suppose we want to conduct a sociology study to see if men ear along more frequently than women. We design one independent variable which is gender. There are two levels of gender: male and femal. And there is one dependent variable which is ear along. There are also two levels of it: yes or no. If the ...

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