A linguist is studying how two authors use parts of speech in their writing. They take separate random samples of a few essays written by each author, and they tally how many times the authors use each part of speech. Here is a summary of the words in each sample and the results from a chi-squared test:
Chi-square test: Parts of speech vs. author
Author A Author B
Adverbs
Expected
Adjectives
Expected
Verbs
Expected
Nouns
Expected
Assume that all conditions for inference were met.
At the
significance level, what is the most appropriate conclusion to draw from this test?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) This is convincing evidence of an association between the parts of speech and these authors.
A
This is convincing evidence of an association between the parts of speech and these authors.
(Choice B) This isn't enough evidence to say there is an association between the parts of speech and these authors.
B
This isn't enough evidence to say there is an association between the parts of speech and these authors.
(Choice C) This is convincing evidence that the distribution of the parts of speech differs between these authors.
C
This is convincing evidence that the distribution of the parts of speech differs between these authors.
(Choice D) This isn't enough evidence to say that the distribution of the parts of speech differs between these authors.
D
This isn't enough evidence to say that the distribution of the parts of speech differs between these authors.