A poll surveyed people in six countries to assess attitudes toward a variety of alternate forms of energy. Suppose the data in the following table are a portion of the poll's findings concerning whether people favor or oppose the building of new nuclear power plants. Country Response Great Britain Strongly favor Favor more than oppose Oppose more than favor Strongly oppose (a) How large was the sample in this poll? 6452 133 222 311 443 France 298 309 219 221 Italy Spain Germany 161 141 368 348 381 334 215 217 128 272 322 389 United States 204 326 316 174 (b) Conduct a hypothesis test to determine whether people's attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of country. State the null and alternative hypotheses. Ho: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the country. H: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country. OH: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not mutually exclusive of the country. H: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is mutually exclusive of the country.

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A poll surveyed people in six countries to assess attitudes toward a variety of alternate forms of energy. Suppose the data in the following table are a portion of the poll's findings
concerning whether people favor or oppose the building of new nuclear power plants.
Country
Response
Strongly favor
Favor more than oppose
Oppose more than favor
Strongly oppose
Great
Britain
133
(a) How large was the sample in this poll?
6452
222
311
443
France Italy Spain Germany
298
309
219
221
161
141
368 348
334 381
215 217
128
272
322
389
United
States
204
326
316
174
(b) Conduct a hypothesis test to determine whether people's attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of country.
State the null and alternative hypotheses.
Ho: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the country.
H: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country.
O Mo: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not mutually exclusive of the country.
H: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is mutually exclusive of the country.
Ho: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country.
H: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the country.
OH: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is mutually exclusive of the country.
H: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not mutually exclusive of the country.
Transcribed Image Text:A poll surveyed people in six countries to assess attitudes toward a variety of alternate forms of energy. Suppose the data in the following table are a portion of the poll's findings concerning whether people favor or oppose the building of new nuclear power plants. Country Response Strongly favor Favor more than oppose Oppose more than favor Strongly oppose Great Britain 133 (a) How large was the sample in this poll? 6452 222 311 443 France Italy Spain Germany 298 309 219 221 161 141 368 348 334 381 215 217 128 272 322 389 United States 204 326 316 174 (b) Conduct a hypothesis test to determine whether people's attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of country. State the null and alternative hypotheses. Ho: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the country. H: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country. O Mo: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not mutually exclusive of the country. H: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is mutually exclusive of the country. Ho: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country. H: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the country. OH: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is mutually exclusive of the country. H: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not mutually exclusive of the country.
Find the value of the test statistic. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
Find the p-value. (Round your answer to four decimal places.)
p-value=
State your conclusion.
Reject Ho. We cannot conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the country.
Reject Ho. We conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country.
Do not reject Ho. We cannot conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the
country.
Do not reject Ho. We conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country.
(c) Using the percentage of respondents who "strongly favor" and "favor more than oppose," which country has the most favorable attitude toward building new nuclear power
plants?
O Great Britain
France
O Italy
O Spain
Germany
United States
Which country has the least favorable attitude?
Great Britain
O France
To mak
Transcribed Image Text:Find the value of the test statistic. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) Find the p-value. (Round your answer to four decimal places.) p-value= State your conclusion. Reject Ho. We cannot conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the country. Reject Ho. We conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country. Do not reject Ho. We cannot conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the country. Do not reject Ho. We conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country. (c) Using the percentage of respondents who "strongly favor" and "favor more than oppose," which country has the most favorable attitude toward building new nuclear power plants? O Great Britain France O Italy O Spain Germany United States Which country has the least favorable attitude? Great Britain O France To mak
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