Women in the Military
This table lists the numbers of officers and enlisted personnel for women in the military. At α = 0.01, is there sufficient evidence to conclude that a relationship exists between rank and branch of the Armed Forces?
Officers Enlisted
Army 10,989 62,293
Navy 7,659 42,907
Marine Corps 999 9,458
Air Force 11,711 54,452
Part 1 of 5
State the hypotheses and identify the claim.
H0: Rank is independent of the branch of the Armed Forces.
H1: Rank is dependent on the branch of the Armed Forces. (CLAIM)
Part 2 of 5
Find the critical value. Round the answer to at least three decimal places.
Critical value =
Part 3 of 5
Compute the test value. Round the intermediate and final answers to at least three decimal places.
χ2 =
Part 4 of 5
Make the decision.
Reject/Do not reject the null hypothesis.
Part 5 of 5
Summarize the results.
There is/is not enough evidence to support the claim that rank is dependent on the branch of the Armed Forces.