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Section I: Multiple Choice Select the best answer for each question. The category that
Chapter 11, Problem T11.6(choose chapter or problem)
Section I: Multiple Choice Select the best answer for each question.
Exercises T11.4 to T11.6 refer to the following setting. A random sample of traffic tickets given to motorists in a large city is examined. The tickets are classified according to the race of the driver. The results are summarized in the following table.
The proportion of this city’s population in each of the racial categories listed above is as follows:
We wish to test \(H_{0}\): The racial distribution of traffic tickets in the city is the same as the racial distribution of the city’s population.
The category that contributes the largest component to the \(\chi^{2}\) statistic is
(a) White. (c) Hispanic.
(b) Black. (d) Other.
(e) The answer cannot be determined because this is only a sample.
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QUESTION:
Section I: Multiple Choice Select the best answer for each question.
Exercises T11.4 to T11.6 refer to the following setting. A random sample of traffic tickets given to motorists in a large city is examined. The tickets are classified according to the race of the driver. The results are summarized in the following table.
The proportion of this city’s population in each of the racial categories listed above is as follows:
We wish to test \(H_{0}\): The racial distribution of traffic tickets in the city is the same as the racial distribution of the city’s population.
The category that contributes the largest component to the \(\chi^{2}\) statistic is
(a) White. (c) Hispanic.
(b) Black. (d) Other.
(e) The answer cannot be determined because this is only a sample.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
The contribution of each category to the chi-square statistic is given in the last column.