Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 12 - Section 12.1 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 596: 20

Answer

$X^2\gt X_α^2$: null hypothesis is rejected. There is enough evidence to conclude that bicycle deaths are not uniformly distributed over the days of the week.

Work Step by Step

$H_0:$ bicycle deaths are uniformly distributed. versus $H_1:$ bicycle deaths are not uniformly distributed. Expected count of each of the 7 days: $200\times\frac{1}{7}=28.5714$ $X^2=Σ\frac{(O_i-E_i)^2}{E_1}=\frac{(16-28.5714)^2}{28.5714}+\frac{(35-28.5714)^2}{28.5714}+\frac{(16-28.5714)^2}{28.5714}+\frac{(28-28.5714)^2}{28.5714}+\frac{(34-28.5714)^2}{28.5714}+\frac{(41-28.5714)^2}{28.5714}+\frac{(30-28.5714)^2}{28.5714}=19.030$ $k=7$. So, $d.f.=7-1=6$ $X_α^2=X_{0.05}^2=12.592$ (According to Table VII, for d.f. = 6 and area to the right of critical value = 0.05) Since $X^2\gt X_α^2$, we reject the null hypothesis.
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