A political scientist want to test if the vote on a House bi
A political scientist want to test if the vote on a House bill is non partisan (that is, independent of a party affiliation). He obtains the following data:
For Against
Republican 35 15
Democrat 25 25
Test at = 0.05
| For Against |
| Republican 35 15 Democrat 25 25 |
Solution
Probability = ( 15+25 ) / ( 35 +25 +15 +25) = 0.4
P > 0.05
Therefore, the vote on a House bill is may or may not be non partisan .
