Question

The null hypothesis and the alternate hypothesis are: H0: The frequencies are equal. H1: The frequencies are not equal. Category f0 A 10 B 30 C 30 D 10 State the decision rule, using the 0.05 significance level. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) Compute the value of chi-square. (Round your answer to 2 decimal place.) What is your decision regarding H0

Answer 1

Reject H0

Explanation:

Given :

H0: The frequencies are equal. H1: The frequencies are not equal

Category f0 A 10 B 30 C 30 D 10

Total f0 = (10 + 30 + 30 + 10) = 80

Expected frequency is the same for all categories :

Expected frequency = 1/4 * 80 = 20

χ² = Σ(observed - Expected)² / Expected

χ² = (10-20)^2 / 20 + (30-20)^2 /20 + (30-20)^2 / 20 + (10-20)^2 / 20

χ² = (5 + 5 + 5 + 5) = 20

Pvalue = 0.00017

Pvalue < α