HR department wants to make sure that their hiring practices are independent of gender. In other words, they want to ensure that both men and women have an equal chance of being hired. The observed data related to this survey is summarized in the following table:   Observed frequency     Male Female Total Hired 45 35   Not Hired 32 28   Total         Given Ho = “HR department hired male and female employees equally”, decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis (α = 0.05).

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HR department wants to make sure that their hiring practices are independent of gender. In other words, they want to ensure that both men and women have an equal chance of being hired.

The observed data related to this survey is summarized in the following table:

 

Observed frequency

 

 

Male

Female

Total

Hired

45

35

 

Not Hired

32

28

 

Total

 

 

 

 

Given Ho = “HR department hired male and female employees equally”, decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis (α = 0.05).

                                                                                                         

 
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