The Chairman of a Committee Has Recently Circulated Pamphlets Among

Essay

The Chairman of a committee has recently circulated pamphlets among the members, attempting to convince them that pension benefits should be the primary issue. A subsequent survey revealed the following breakdown of the members according to the plant at which they worked and the issue that they felt should be supported as the primary one. $$\begin{array}{l}\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\text { Issues }\\\begin{array} { | l | c c c | } \hline \text { Plant Location } & \text { Very Interesting } & \text { Fairly Interesting } & \text { Not Interesting } \\\hline \text { New Mexico } & 60 & 62 & 78 \\\text { Utah } & 70 & 56 & 74\\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$$ Do the data indicate at the 5% significant level that there are differences between the two plants regarding which issue should be the primary one?