The data comes from a sample of 575 adults in River Forest, IL. Along with a number of demographic and household questions, the participants were asked about their views on death penalty. (Population = all adults in River Forest, IL.)
Use the attached dataset (“survey.sav”) to perform a chi-square test of independence to compare the differing opinions toward death penalty (variable name = “cappun”) by various racial groups (variable name = “race”).
* What is the research question? (Be sure to mention the population, the groups being compared, and the variable they are being used to compare them.)
* What is the null hypothesis?
* What is the research hypothesis? (Non-Directional)