Chapter 10, Problem 10.6P

$\boxed{CJ}$ A local judge has been allowing some individuals convicted of “driving under the influence” to work in a hospital emergency room as an alternative to fines, suspensions, and other penalties. A random sample of offenders has been drawn. Do participants in this program have lower rates of recidivism for this offense? Explain your results in a sentence or two, citing both the results of the chi square test and the patterns of the column percentages.

Recidivist?	Status
	Nonparticipant	Participant	Totals
Yes	60	123	183
No Totals	$\frac{55}{115}$	$\frac{108}{231}$	$\frac{163}{346}$