A Sample of 149 University Students Who Recently Moved Off-Campus

Multiple Choice

A sample of 149 university students who recently moved off-campus were polled to see whether they agree that off-campus living is preferable to on-campus living. In addition, each was asked how many people live in
Their current off-campus residence. The results are summarized in the following contingency table.

$\begin{array} { l c c c } \hline & 1 & 2 & 3 \\\hline \text { Agree } & 25 & 17 & 34 \\\text { No Opinion } & 8 & 12 & 15 \\\text { Disagree } & 11 & 18 & 6 \\\hline\end{array}$

Perform a test for independence, using the $\alpha = 0.01$ level of significance. What do you conclude?

A) Do not reject H₀. There is insufficient evidence to conclude that the survey responses and the number of roommates are dependent.
B) Reject H₀ It appears that the survey responses and the number of roommates are dependent.