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significant level.
Ho: an equal number of men and women like football and baseball (therefore gender doesn’t
influence sport preference)
Hi: an unequal number of men and women like football and baseball (therefore gender does
have an effect in determining sport preference)
Step 1
Observed frequency:
Males Females
variable
Sport Football 25 16 41
Preference Baseball 7 8 15
32 24 56
Step2
Expected frequency:
Step 3
Calculate Chi-square:
Step 4
0.05 significant level
χ 2 table = 3.841
Step 5
Compare the χ 2 you counted with the χ 2 in table
0.9524 < 3.841 à accept Ho
Chi-square distribution
α = 0.05
Accept Ho
0 Reject Ho
0.9524 3.841 χ 2 values
Step 6
Conclusion: gender does not influence sport preference.