Exhibit 11-1
When individuals in a sample of 150 were asked whether or not they supported capital punishment, the following information was obtained.
Do you support capital punishment?
$\begin{array}{lc}
\begin{array}{l}
\text { Do you support } \
\text { capital punishment? }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Number of } \
\text { individuals }
\end{array} \
\text { Yes } & 40 \
\text { No } & 60 \
\text { No Opinion } & 50
\end{array}$ We are interested in determining whether or not the opinions of the individuals as to Yes, No, and No Opinion) are uniformly distributed.
-Refer to Exhibit 11-1. The p-value is
A) larger than 0.1
B) less than 0.1
C) less than 0.05
D) larger than 0.9

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Exhibit 11-1
When individuals in a sample of 150 were asked whether or not they supported capital punishment, the following information was obtained.
Do you support capital punishment?
 $\begin{array}{lc}
\begin{array}{l}
\text { Do you support } \
\text { capital punishment? }
\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}
\text { Number of } \
\text { individuals }
\end{array} \
\text { Yes } & 40 \
\text { No } & 60 \
\text { No Opinion } & 50
\end{array}$ We are interested in determining whether or not the opinions of the individuals as to Yes, No, and No Opinion) are uniformly distributed.
-Refer to Exhibit 11-1. The p-value is
A) larger than 0.1
B) less than 0.1
C) less than 0.05
D) larger than 0.9

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The expected frequency for each category under a uniform distribution is 50. The chi-square test statistic is calculated and compared to a chi-square distribution with 2 degrees of freedom. The p-value is larger than 0.1, indicating no significant deviation from uniform distribution.

Exhibit 11-1 When Individuals in a Sample of 150 Were

Exhibit 11-1
When Individuals in a Sample of 150 Were