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Question 59

A marine biology research team conducted a study to investigate whether there is an association between dolphin species (Delphinus delphis vs Tursiops truncatus) and their preferred foraging location. The observed frequencies are recorded in Table 1.

Table 1: Observed foraging locations of dolphin species

LocationCommon DolphinBottlenose Dolphin
Inshore2411
Offshore1228

A Chi-square test of independence was performed on the data, yielding a calculated test statistic of χ2=5.42\chi^2 = 5.42χ2=5.42.

Table 2: Critical values of Chi-square (χ2\chi^2χ2)

df0.100.050.0250.01
12.7063.8415.0246.635
24.6055.9917.3789.210

Using the tables above, interpret the results of this study. Justify your answer.

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