The director of the state department of environmental affairs is concerned about the high level of employee dissatisfaction in the department. To alleviate this problem, he hires a statistical analyst to investigate the attitudes of employees. The analyst believes that the primary source of dissatisfaction is the type of job held by the employee€”hourly wage or salary. To test this hypothesis, she obtains data pertaining to whether the employee is paid hourly or is salaried and whether he or she is satisfied or dissatisfied with the job. These data are cross-tabulated in the accompanying table. Percentage the table and calculate gamma. Refer to the book€™s website for the calculation of gamma in larger tables. Is there a relationship between type of job and job satisfaction?

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Attitude toward Job Dissatisfied Satisfied Total Hourly 194 278 472 Type of Job Salary 54 85 139 Total 248 363 611