Hypothesis Testing- Goodness of Fit
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A table showing the season in which the first 36 U.S. presidents died. Research question: At alpha=0.10, Can you reject the hypothesis that presidents' deaths are uniformly distributed by season?
Month of Demise Deaths
January-March 11
April-June 9
July-September 10
October-December 6
Total 36
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The solution describes the steps to test the hypothesis if the deaths are uniformly distributed by season.
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If deaths are uniformly distributed, expected number of deaths in each season=36/4=9
Season Observed Frequency Expected Frequency
Fo Fe (Fo-Fe)^2 (Fo-Fe)^2/Fe
Jan-Mar 11 9 4 0.4444
Apr-Jun ...
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