Instruction 15-9
a Study Published in the Australian Journal of Public

Multiple Choice

Instruction 15-9
A study published in the Australian Journal of Public Health was conducted to determine whether the use of seat belts in motor vehicles depends on ethnic background. A sample of 792 children treated for injuries sustained from motor vehicle accidents was obtained, and each child was classified according to 1. ethnic background (English Speaking Background (ESor Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) ) and 2. seat belt usage (worn or not worn) during the accident. The number of children in each category is given in the table below.
$$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | } \hline & \text { NESB } & \text { ESB } \\\hline \text { Seat belts worn } & 31 & 148 \\\hline \text { Seat belts not worn } & 283 & 330 \\\hline\end{array}$$
-Referring to Instruction 15-9,which test would you use to properly analyse the data in this experiment?

A) (?) ² test for variance
B) (?) ² test for independence
C) (?) ² test for differences among more than two proportions
D) None of the above