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.

ResponseCountryGreat BritainFranceItalySpainGermanyUnited StatesStrongly favor141133128161298204Favor more than oppose348222272368309326Oppose more than favor381311322334219316Strongly oppose217443389215220174

(a)

How large was the sample in this poll?

(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.

H₀: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is mutually exclusive of the country. H_a: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not mutually exclusive of the country.H₀: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the country. H_a: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country. H₀: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country. H_a: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the country.H₀: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not mutually exclusive of the country. H_a: The attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is 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 H₀. We conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country.

Reject H₀. We cannot conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is independent of the country.

Do not reject H₀. We conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is not independent of the country.

Do not reject H₀. We cannot conclude that the attitude toward building new nuclear power plants is 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?

Great

Britain

France

Italy

Spain

Germany

United States

Which country has the least favorable attitude?

Great Britain

France

Italy

Spain

Germany

United States