Question

The marital status distribution of the U.S. male population, ages $15$and older, is as shown in Table 11.35.

Martial Status	Percent	Frequency
never married	31.3
married	56.1
widowed	2.5
divorced /separated	10.1

Short answer

Data does not fit the distribution.

Step-by-step solution

Given Information

Martial Status	Percent	Frequency
never married	31.3
married	56.1
widowed	2.5
divorced /separated	10.1

Explanation

Martial Status	Percent	Frequency
never married	31.3	125.2
married	56.1	224.4
widowed	2.5	10
divorced /separated	10.1	40.4

The data fits the distribution.

The data does not fit the distribution.

chi-square distribution with $df=3$.

Explanation

$\alpha =0.05$

Decision: Reject null.

Reason for decision: $p-$value$<\alpha$.

Conclusion: Data does not fit the distribution.

Final Answer

Data does not fit the distribution.