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Please help with the following statistics problem. Please provide step by step calculations in Excel.

The personnel department reported 60 resignations during the last year. The following data shows the seasons in which they occurred:

Season.......................Number of resignations
Winter.........................10
Spring..........................22
Summer......................19
Fall................................9

Test to see if the number of resignations is uniform over the four seasons. Let alpha=0.05

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The following posting helps answer various hypothesis testing questions. It helps test for the number of resignations based on a past pattern. Concepts covered include chi-square calculations. The answers are provided in an Excel spreadsheet.

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