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Skittles Statistics teacher Jason Molesky contacted Mars, Inc., to ask about the color
Chapter 11, Problem 13(choose chapter or problem)
Skittles Statistics teacher Jason Molesky contacted Mars, Inc., to ask about the color distribution for Skittles candies. Here is an excerpt from the response he received: The original flavor blend for the SKITTLES BITE SIZE CANDIES is lemon, lime, orange, strawberry and grape. They were chosen as a result of consumer preference tests we conducted. The flavor blend is 20 percent of each flavor. (a) State appropriate hypotheses for a significance test of the companys claim. (b) Find the expected counts for a bag of Skittles with 60 candies. (c) How large a c2 statistic would you need to have significant evidence against the companys claim at the a = 0.05 level? At the a = 0.01 level? (d) Create a set of observed counts for a bag with 60 candies that gives a P-value between 0.01 and 0.05. Show the calculation of your chi-square statistic.
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QUESTION:
Skittles Statistics teacher Jason Molesky contacted Mars, Inc., to ask about the color distribution for Skittles candies. Here is an excerpt from the response he received: The original flavor blend for the SKITTLES BITE SIZE CANDIES is lemon, lime, orange, strawberry and grape. They were chosen as a result of consumer preference tests we conducted. The flavor blend is 20 percent of each flavor. (a) State appropriate hypotheses for a significance test of the companys claim. (b) Find the expected counts for a bag of Skittles with 60 candies. (c) How large a c2 statistic would you need to have significant evidence against the companys claim at the a = 0.05 level? At the a = 0.01 level? (d) Create a set of observed counts for a bag with 60 candies that gives a P-value between 0.01 and 0.05. Show the calculation of your chi-square statistic.
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The flavours of the Skittles as claimed by the company are lemon, lime, orange, strawberry and grapes.