Applicants for public assistance are allowed an appeals process when they feel unfairly treated. At such a hearing, the applicant may choose self-representation or representation by an attorney. The appeal may result in an increase, decrease, or no change of the aid recommendation. Court records of 320 appeals cases provided the following data.

Test the null hypothesis that the appeals decision and the type of representation are independent. Test at a = .05.

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Type of Representation Increase Unchanged Decrease Self Attorney Amount of Aid 59 70 109 63 17 3