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Chapter 11: Q.39 (page 657)

Is this a right-tailed, left-tailed, or two-tailed test? Explain why.

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It is a right-tailed test.

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The test of independence is always a right-tailed test, depending on how the test statistic is calculated.

We can assume that because observed values are not close together, big test statistics will result, and this test statistic will fall on the right tail of the chi-square curve, as it does in a goodness-of-fit test.

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