WJEC Further Unit 2 2024 June — Question 5

Exam BoardWJEC
ModuleFurther Unit 2 (Further Unit 2)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicChi-squared distribution

5. Lily is interested in the relationship between the way in which students learned Welsh and their attitude towards the Welsh language. Students were categorised as having learned Welsh in one of three ways:
  • from one Welsh-speaking parent/carer at home,
  • from two Welsh-speaking parents/carers at home,
  • at school only, for those with no Welsh-speaking parents/carers at home.
The students were asked to rate their attitude towards the Welsh language from 'Very negative' to 'Very positive'. The following data for a random sample of 253 students were collected as part of a project.
Learned Welsh
AttitudeFrom two parents/carersFrom one parent/carerAt school onlyTotal
Very negative2143046
Slightly negative4202145
Neutral1217837
Slightly positive21191151
Very positive25212874
Total649198253
Lily intends to carry out a chi-squared test for independence at the \(5 \%\) level. She produces the following tables which are incomplete.
Expected FrequenciesLearned Welsh
AttitudeFrom two parents/carersFrom one parent/carerAt school only
Very negative11.6416.5517.82
Slightly negative11.3816.1917.43
Neutral9.3613.3114.33
Slightly positive12.9018.3419.75
Very positiveF26.6228.66
Chi-Squared ContributionsLearned Welsh
AttitudeFrom two parents/carersFrom one parent/carerAt school only
Very negative7.980.398.33
Slightly negative\(4 \cdot 79\)0.900.73
Neutral\(0 \cdot 74\)1.02G
Slightly positive5.080.023.88
Very positive2.111.190.02
Total20.703.52H
  1. Calculate the values of \(F , G\) and \(H\).
  2. Carry out Lily's chi-squared test for independence at the \(5 \%\) level.
  3. By referring to the figures in the tables on pages 16 and 17, give two comments on the relationship between the way students learned Welsh and their attitude towards the Welsh language.