STA215 Statistics II

Statistics IITU Board 2082

A study was conducted to determine the effect of early child care on infant mother attachment patterns. In the study, 90 infants were classified as either "secure" or "anxious" using the Ainsworth…

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A study was conducted to determine the effect of early child care on infant-mother attachment patterns. In the study, 90 infants were classified as either "secure" or "anxious" using the Ainsworth strange situation paradigm. In addition, the infants were classified according to the average number of hours per week that they spent in child care. The data were presented in the table.

Low (0-5 hours)
Moderate (6-19 hours)
High (20-54)
Secure
21
35
5
Anxious
10
11
8

Do the data provide sufficient evidence to indicate that there is a difference in attachment pattern for the infants depending on the amount of the time spent in child care? Use 5% level of significance.

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