In 2010 the GSS asked whether a subject was willing to accept cuts in the standard of

Question:

In 2010 the GSS asked whether a subject was willing to accept cuts in the standard of living to help the environment (GRNSOL), with categories (vw = very willing, fw = fairly willing, nwu = neither willing nor unwilling, nvw = not very willing, nw = not at all willing). When this was cross-tabulated with whether the respondent is currently in school or has retired (WORKSTAT), as shown below, X²= 9.56.
a. What are the hypotheses for the test to which X²refers?
b. Report r and c and the df value on which X²is based.
c. Is the P-value less than

(i) 0.05?

(ii) 0.025? Explain.
d. What conclusion would you make, using a significance level of

(i) 0.05

(ii) 0.025?

State your conclusion in the context of this study.

Help the Environment Status nwu fw nvw 43 169 41 177 14 in school retired 27 47 189 189 34