A researcher believes that the percentage of people who exercise in California is

greater than the national exercises rate. The national rate is 20%. The researcher
gathers a random sample of 120 individuals who live in California and finds that the
number who exercises regularly is 31 out of 120.

a) What is 𝑥2 ?
2
(0 − 𝐸 )
𝑥 =∑
𝐸
31−24 89−96 (7)2 (−7)2
=( 24
)+(
96
)=
24
+
96

= 2.04 − 0.5

Xobt = 2.55

b) What is df for the test?

df = (c-1)(r-1)

= (2-1)(2-1)

= (1)(1)

Df = 1

c) What is? X2 CV

X2 CV= 3.81
d) What calculation should be drawn from these results?

= the number of people who exercise in California is significanly greater than the number in
world wide
You notice in your introductory psychology class that more women tend to sit up front and
more men in the back. In order to determine whether this difference is significant, you collect
data on the seating preferences for the students in your class. The data appear below.

Men Women Row Total

Front of the room 15 ( 21 ) 27 ( 21 ) 42
Back of the room 32 ( 26 ) 19 ( 25 ) 51
Column Total 47 46 93

a) What is x2

E = (RT)(CT)
N
E1 = (42)(47) = 1974 = 21
93 93

E2 = (42)(46) = 1932 = 20.7

93 93

E3 = (51)(47) = 2397 = 26
93 93

E4 = (51)(46) = 2346 = 25
93 93

X2 = (15-21)2 + (27-21)2 + (32-26)2 + (19-25)2

21 21 26 25

= 1.71 + 1.71 + 1.38 + 1.44

= X2obt = 6.24

b) What is df for this test?

df = (r-1)(c-1)
= (2-1)(2-1)
=1

c) What is X2 CV

X2 CV= 3.81

d) What conclusion should be drawn from these results?

X2 = 6.24 = p < 0.05

- We rejected the H0. There are significant difference between women who tend
to sit up front and men wo sit up back in the class.