wanted to see if there was a significant association between in the number of college students by grade level (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior) who go home for Thanksgiving. Which statistical test would be the best choice to analyze his data set?   Group of answer choices

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Dr. Volk wanted to see if there was a significant association between in the number of college students by grade level (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior) who go home for Thanksgiving. Which statistical test would be the best choice to analyze his data set?
 
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One-sample t-test
Independent samples t-test
ANOVA
Chi Square
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The Chi-square test is a test for categorical variables which determines whether there is a difference between population proportions between two or more groups.  It is a non-parametric test; it does not make any assumption about the distribution of the population from which the sample is coming. 

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