A director of a childcare center is interested in whether th

A director of a childcare center is interested in whether there is a tendency for fathers and mothers to be differentially involved in the care of their child depending on the gender of that child. She collects data on which parent drops off a child and the gender that child. What statistical test could she use to analyze these data? a. paired-samples t test b. chi-square test for independence c. correlation d. chi-square test for goodness of fit

Solution

Here we want to know whether parents and gender of child is independent from each other. So chi sqaure test for independence wil be used. Hence, option b is correct.