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A sociologist randomly selects 771 females 15 to 19 years old and asks each to disclose...

A sociologist randomly selects 771 females 15 to 19 years old and asks each to disclose her family structure at age 14 and whether she has abused drugs. Use the results in the table to answer the questions below.

Structure 1

Structure 2

Structure 3

Structure 4

Had abused drugs

70

68

68

68

Had not abused drugs

126

146

157

68

​(a) Compute the expected values of each cell under the assumption of independence.

Structure 1

Structure 2

Structure 3

Structure 4

Had abused drugs

Had not abused drugs

​(Round to three decimal places as​ needed.)

​(b) Compute the​ chi-square test statistic. χ2=

​(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to three decimal places as​ needed.)

​(c) Test whether family structure and drug history of​ 15- to​ 19-year-old females are independent at the α=0.05 level of significance.

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