Two random samples were drawn from members of the U.S. Congress. One sample was taken from members who are Democrats and the other from members who are Republicans. For each sample, the number of dollars spent on federal projects in each congressperson's home district was recorded. Dollars Spent on Federal Projects in Home Districts Less than 5 to 10 More than Party Row Total 5 Billion Billion 10 billion Democratic 6. 15 24 45 Republican Column Total 10 22 15 47 16 37 39 92

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(ii) Use a 1% level of significance to test whether congressional members of each political party spent designated amounts in the same proportions.

(a) What is the level of significance?
 
(b) Find the value of the chi-square statistic for the sample. (Round the expected frequencies to at least three decimal places. Round the test statistic to three decimal places.)
 
What are the degrees of freedom?
Two random samples were drawn from members of the U.S. Congress. One sample was taken from members who are Democrats and the other from members who are
Republicans. For each sample, the number of dollars spent on federal projects in each congressperson's home district was recorded.
Dollars Spent on Federal Projects
in Home Districts
Less than
5 to 10
More than
Party
Row Total
5 Billion
Billion
10 billion
Democratic
6.
15
24
45
Republican
Column Total
10
22
15
47
16
37
39
92
Transcribed Image Text:Two random samples were drawn from members of the U.S. Congress. One sample was taken from members who are Democrats and the other from members who are Republicans. For each sample, the number of dollars spent on federal projects in each congressperson's home district was recorded. Dollars Spent on Federal Projects in Home Districts Less than 5 to 10 More than Party Row Total 5 Billion Billion 10 billion Democratic 6. 15 24 45 Republican Column Total 10 22 15 47 16 37 39 92
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