Dropping a Course A survey of 52 randomly selected students who dropped a course in the

Chapter 12, Problem 17

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Dropping a Course A survey of 52 randomly selected students who dropped a course in the current semester was conducted at a community college. The goal of the survey was to learn why students drop courses. The following data were collected: Personal drop reasons include financial, transportation, family issues, health issues, and lack of child care. Course drop reasons include reducing ones load, being unprepared for the course, the course was not what was expected, dissatisfaction with teaching, and not getting the desired grade. Work drop reasons include an increase in hours, a change in shift, and obtaining fulltime employment. The results of the survey are as follows: Gender Drop Reason Gender Drop Reason Male Personal Male Work Female Personal Male Work Male Work Female Course Male Personal Male Work Male Course Female Course Male Course Female Course Female Course Female Course Female Course Male Work Male Course Male Personal Female Course Male Course Male Personal Female Course Male Work Female Course Male Work Male Course Male Course Female Course Male Course Male Work Male Work Male Course Female Personal Female Work Male Course Male Personal Female Work Male Work Male Work Female Course Male Work Male Course Female Course Male Personal Female Personal Female Course Female Personal Female Work Female Personal Male Work (a) Construct a contingency table for the two variables. (b) Test whether gender is independent of drop reason at the a = 0.1 level of significance. (c) Construct a conditional distribution of drop reason by gender and draw a bar graph. Does this evidence support your conclusion in part (b)?