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[Solved] Alert nurses at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Northampton, Massachusetts, noticed an unusually high number of deaths at times when another

Question: Alert nurses at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Northampton, Massachusetts, noticed an unusually high number of deaths at times when another nurse, Kristen Gilbert, was working. Kristen Gilbert was arrested and charged with four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder. When seeking a grand jury indictment, prosecutors provided a key piece of evidence consisting of the table below. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the defense claim that deaths on shifts are independent of whether Gilbert was working.

Shifts With a Death Shifts Without a Death
Gilbert Was Working 40 217
Gilbert Was Not Working 34 1350

Is there sufficient evidence to reject the defense claim that deaths on shifts are independent of whether Gilbert was working?

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