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5. Many people believe that criminals who plead guilty tend to get lighter sentences than those
who are convicted in trials. The accompanying table summarizes randomly selected sample
data for defendants in burglary cases in a specific city. All of the subjects had prior prison
sentences. Use a 0.05 significance level to find the critical value needed to test the claim that
the sentence (sent to prison or not sent to prison) is independent of the plea.
Sent to prison
Not sent to prison

Guilty Plea
392
564
Not-Guilty Plea
58
14
(1 point)09.488
03.841
042.557
05.991

Answer 1

Is 03.841

Explanation:

To find the critical value needed to test the claim that the sentence is independent of the plea, we need to perform a chi-square test of independence. The critical value is based on the significance level (α) and the degrees of freedom.

In this case, the given significance level is 0.05. Since the table represents a 2x2 contingency table (two categories for plea and two categories for sentence), the degrees of freedom (df) can be calculated as (number of rows - 1) * (number of columns - 1) = (2 - 1) * (2 - 1) = 1.

To find the critical value at a significance level of 0.05 with 1 degree of freedom, we consult a chi-square distribution table or use statistical software.

The critical value for a chi-square test with 1 degree of freedom and a significance level of 0.05 is approximately 3.841.

Therefore, the correct answer is 03.841.