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What’s in a Word?In a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People&the Press, a random sample of adults 18 years of age or older living in the continental United States was asked their reaction to the word socialism. In addition, the individuals were asked to disclose which political party they most associate with. Results of the survey are given in the table

 

Democrat

Independent

Republican

Positive

220

144

62

Negative

279

410

351

(a) Does the evidence suggest a different proportion of individuals within each political affiliation reacts positively to the word socialism? Use the α = 0.05 level of significance.

(b) Construct a conditional distribution of reaction by political party.

(c) Write a summary about the “partisan divide” regarding reaction to the word socialism.

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QUESTION:

Problem 15AYU

What’s in a Word?In a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People&the Press, a random sample of adults 18 years of age or older living in the continental United States was asked their reaction to the word socialism. In addition, the individuals were asked to disclose which political party they most associate with. Results of the survey are given in the table

 

Democrat

Independent

Republican

Positive

220

144

62

Negative

279

410

351

(a) Does the evidence suggest a different proportion of individuals within each political affiliation reacts positively to the word socialism? Use the α = 0.05 level of significance.

(b) Construct a conditional distribution of reaction by political party.

(c) Write a summary about the “partisan divide” regarding reaction to the word socialism.

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Step 1: Given the data represents,In a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, a random sample of adults 18 years of age or older living in the continental United States was asked their reaction to the word socialism. In addition, the individuals were asked to disclose which political party they most associate with. Results of the survey are given in the table.    

Democrat

 Independent

Republican

Total  

Positive

 220

144

62

426

Negative

279

410

351

1040

 Total

499

554

413

 Grand total = 1466

  1. The null and alternative hypothesis are given by

            : the evidence suggest a same proportion of individuals within each political affiliation reacts positively to the word.

            : the evidence suggest a different proportion of individuals within each political affiliation reacts positively to the word.

             

          Expected values can be calculated by using the formula,

          Expected value = .

     

         Expected value of 220 is given by E(220) = = 145.0027

     

 Expected ()

 220

 145.0027

5624.595

38.78959

144

160.9849

288.4868

1.792012

62

120.0122

3365.415

28.04228

279

353.9972

5624.58

15.88877

410

393.015

288.4902

0.734044

351

292.9877

3365.427

11.48658

= 96.728

 Consider,

 = 96.728.

5.991 be the critical value for = 0.05.

 = 96.728 >  = 5.991, we reject the null hypothesis.

There is sufficient evidence at the  = 0.05 level of significance that a different proportion of individuals within each political affiliation reacts positively to the word capitalism.

 

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