Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Section 12.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Explaining the Concepts - Page 613: 22

Answer

The difference is in the way the null and the alternative hypothesis are stated. The procedures for both tests are exactly the same.

Work Step by Step

Notice that when it is stated that the row variable and column variable are independent (null hypothesis of the chi-square test for independence), it implies that the proportions in each column (or in each row) are the same (null hypothesis of the chi-square test for homogeneity).
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