Dr Wadsworth Used Census Data to Estimate the Number of Individuals

Multiple Choice

Dr. Wadsworth used census data to estimate the number of individuals who would meet criteria for participation in his study. Dr. Wadsworth is examining both single-parent and two-parent families receiving federal assistance. One group includes single-parents currently seeking higher education and the other group includes two-parent households receiving federal assistance with either parent currently seeking higher education. Dr. Wadsworth expects 54 males and 72 females in his single-parent family group and 32 males and 44 females in his two-parent family group. After data collection is complete Dr. Wadsworth wants to make sure the distribution is not significantly different among the groups. Dr. Wadsworth needs to conduct a(n) :

A) one-way ANOVA.
B) chi-square test of independence.
C) independent samples t-test.
D) multiple regression.