The following table shows site type and type of pottery for a random sample of 628 sherds at an archaeological location. Pottery Type Site Type Mesa Verde McElmo Mancos Row Total Black-on-White Black-on-White Black-on-White Mesa Top 79 57 53 189 Cliff-Talus Canyon Bench 82 69 62 213 93 68 65 226 Column Total 254 194 180 628 Use a chi-square test to determine if site type and pottery type are independent at the 0.01 level of significance.

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The following table shows site type and type of pottery for a random sample of 628 sherds at an archaeological location.
Pottery Type
Site Type
Mesa Verde
McElmo
Mancos
Row Total
Black-on-White
Black-on-White
Black-on-White
Mesa Top
79
57
53
189
Cliff-Talus
Canyon Bench
82
69
62
213
93
68
65
226
Column Total
254
194
180
628
Use a chi-square test to determine if site type and pottery type are independent at the 0.01 level of significance.
Transcribed Image Text:The following table shows site type and type of pottery for a random sample of 628 sherds at an archaeological location. Pottery Type Site Type Mesa Verde McElmo Mancos Row Total Black-on-White Black-on-White Black-on-White Mesa Top 79 57 53 189 Cliff-Talus Canyon Bench 82 69 62 213 93 68 65 226 Column Total 254 194 180 628 Use a chi-square test to determine if site type and pottery type are independent at the 0.01 level of significance.
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