Chapter 11: Q.36 (page 656)
The degree of freedom is.
Given data:
The number of columns is and the number of rows is
To calculate the degree of freedom is
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Use a solution sheet to solve the hypothesis test problem. Go to Appendix E for the chi-square solution sheet. Round expected frequency to two decimal places.
A recent debate about where in the United States skiers believe the skiing is best prompted the following survey. Test to see if the best ski area is independent of the level of the skier.
| U.S. Ski Area | Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced |
| Tahoe | |||
| Utah | |||
| Colorado |
Table
Is the traveler disputing the claim about the average or about the variance?
A marathon runner is interested in the relationship between the brand of shoes runners wear and their run times. Sh
The standard deviation of heights for students in a school is . A random sample of students is taken, and the standard deviation of heights of the sample is . A researcher in charge of the study believes the standard deviation of heights for the school is greater than .
To find the value of.
Conduct a goodness-of-fit test to determine if the actual college majors of graduating females fit the distribution of their expected majors.
| Major | Women -Expected Major | Wome -Actual Major |
| Arts & Humaities | 14.0% | 670 |
| Biological Sciences | 8.4% | 410 |
| Business | 13.1% | 685 |
| Education | 13.0% | 650 |
| Engineering | 2.6% | 145 |
| Physical Sciences | 2.6% | 125 |
| Professional | 18.9% | 975 |
| Social Sciences | 13.0% | 605 |
| Technical | 0.4% | 15 |
| Other | 5.8% | 300 |
| Undecided | 8.0% | 420 |
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