A researcher was interested in studying if there is a significant relationship between the severity of COVID 19 and blood types of individuals. 2400 individuals were studied and the results are shown below.      blood types       condition  O A B AB Total critical 64 44 20 8 136 severe 175 129 50 15 369 moderate  211 528 151 125 1015 mild 200 400 140 140 880 total  650 1101 361 288 2400 a. State both the null and alternative hypotheses. b. Provide the decision rule for making this decision. Use an alpha level of 5%. c. Show all of the work necessary to calculate the appropriate statistic.

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A researcher was interested in studying if there is a significant relationship between the severity of COVID 19 and blood types of individuals. 2400 individuals were studied and the results are shown below. 

    blood types      
condition  O A B AB Total
critical 64 44 20 8 136

severe

175 129 50 15 369
moderate  211 528 151 125 1015
mild 200 400 140 140 880
total  650 1101 361 288 2400

a. State both the null and alternative hypotheses.

b. Provide the decision rule for making this decision. Use an alpha level of 5%.

c. Show all of the work necessary to calculate the appropriate statistic.

d. What conclusion are you allowed to draw?

e. Would your conclusion change at the 10% level of significance? [2 marks]

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