Question: In the paper Depression and Bone Mineral Density: Is There a Relationship in Elderly Asian Men? (Osteoporosis International, Vol. 16, pp. 610-615), S. Wong et

In the paper "Depression and Bone Mineral Density: Is There a Relationship in Elderly Asian Men?" (Osteoporosis International, Vol. 16, pp. 610-615), S. Wong et al. published results of their study on bone mineral density (BMD) and depression for 1999 Hong Kong men aged 65 to 92 years. Here are the cross-classified data.

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At the 1% significance level, do the data provide sufficient evidence to conclude that BMD and depression are statistically dependent for elderly Asian men?

Depression Depressed Not depressed Total 38 602 1359 1999 Osteoporitic 35 533 1262 1830 2 Low BMD 69 97 169 Normal Total

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