A survey by USA Today investigated the public’s attitude toward the federal deficit. Each sampled citizen was classified as to whether they felt the government should reduce the deficit, increase the deficit, or if they had no opinion. The sample results of the study by gender are reported below.

At the .05 significance level, is it reasonable to conclude that gender is independent of a person’s position on the deficit?

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Gender Reduce the Deficit Increase the Deficit No Opinion Female 244 194 68 Male 305 114 25