A Survey Conducted in a Small Business Yielded the Results $0.05$

Essay

A survey conducted in a small business yielded the results shown in the table.

i) Test the claim that health care coverage is independent of gender. Use a $0.05$ significance level.
ii) Using Yates' correction, replace $\sum \frac { ( \mathrm { O } - \mathrm { E } ) ^ { 2 } } { \mathrm { E } }$ with $\sum \frac { ( | \mathrm { O } - \mathrm { E } | - 0.5 ) ^ { 2 } } { \mathrm { E } }$ and repeat the test. What effect does Yates' correction have on the value of the test statistic?