Distributions, frequencies, critical values, and hypothesis tests.

10. What is the critical value at the 0.05 level of significance for a goodness-of-fit test if there are six categories?
A) 3.841
B) 5.991
C) 7.815
D) 11.070
E) None of the above

11. Two chi-square distributions were plotted on the same chart. One distribution was for 3 degrees of freedom and the other was for 12 degrees of freedom. Which distribution would tend to approach a normal distribution?
A) 3 degrees
B) 12 degrees
C) 15 degrees
D) All would
E) None of the above

12. A distributor of personal computers has five locations in the city. The sales in units for the first quarter of the year were as follows:

Location Observed Sales (Units)
North Side 70
Pleasantway 75
Southwyck 70
I-90 50
Venice Avenue 35
300

What is the critical value at the 0.01 level of risk?
A) 7.779
B) 15.033
C) 13.277
D) 5.412
E) None of the above

The following table shows the adjustment to civilian life and place of residence.

Residence After Adjustment to Civilian Life
Release From Prison Outstanding Good Fair Unsatisfactory
Hometown 27 35 33 25
Not hometown 13 15 27 25
Total 40 50 60 50

What is the critical value for this contingency table at the 0.01 level of significance?
A) 9.488
B) 2.070
C) 11.345
D) 13.277
E) None of the above

15. The educational level and the social activity of a sample of executives follow.

Social Activity
Education Above Average Average Below Average
College 30 20 10
High School 20 40 90
Grade School 10 50 130

What does the expected frequency for the "above average" social activity and "high school" education equal?
A) 9.50 D) 28.50
B) 60.00 E) None of the above
C) 22.50

16. Which of the following are true statements about the chi-square distribution?
A) Distribution is negatively skewed
B) Chi-square is based on two sets of degrees of freedom, one for the numerator and one for the denominator
C) Its shape is based on the degrees of freedom
D) All of the above are true
E) None of the above are true

17. Three new colors have been proposed for the Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicle. They are silvered-blue, almond, and willow green. The null hypothesis would be
A) willow green preferred over the other colors.
B) no preference among the colors.
C) any one color preferred over the other colors.
D) impossible to determine.
E) none of the above.

18. For a chi-square test involving a contingency table, suppose the null hypothesis is rejected. We conclude that the two variables are
A) linear.
B) curvilinear.
C) not related.
D) related.
E) none of the above.

19. The test whether two variables or characteristics are related results in
A) a contingency table.
B) a chi-square table.
C) an ANOVA table.
D) a scatter diagram.
E) none of the above.

20. In the chi-square test, the null hypothesis (no difference between sets of observed and expected frequencies) is rejected when the
A) computed chi-square is less then the critical value.
B) difference between the observed and expected frequencies is significant.
C) difference between the observed and expected frequencies is small.
D) difference between the observed and expected frequencies occurs by chance.
E) none of the above.