A researcher believes that arrivals at a walk-in hair salon are Poisson distributed.The following data represent a distribution of frequency of arrivals in a one hour time period. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | }
\hline \text { Number of Customer Arivals } & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & \geq 5 \
\hline \text { Frequency } & 47 & 56 & 39 & 22 & 18 & 10 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ Using $\alpha$ = 0.10, the observed chi-square value for this goodness-of-fit test is ____.

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A researcher believes that arrivals at a walk-in hair salon are Poisson distributed.The following data represent a distribution of frequency of arrivals in a one hour time period. $$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | l | l | l | l | } 
\hline \text { Number of Customer Arivals } & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & \geq 5 \
\hline \text { Frequency } & 47 & 56 & 39 & 22 & 18 & 10 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ Using $\alpha$ = 0.10, the observed chi-square value for this goodness-of-fit test is ____.

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The chi-square goodness-of-fit test is used to determine how well observed data fit a theoretical distribution, in this case, a Poisson distribution. The observed chi-square value is calculated by comparing the observed frequencies in the data to the expected frequencies under the Poisson distribution. The correct answer would involve calculating these expected frequencies based on the mean rate of arrivals, then using the chi-square formula to compute the test statistic. However, without performing these calculations directly (as they require more detailed steps including calculating the mean arrival rate and expected frequencies for each category), the correct answer cannot be determined just from the information given. The choice provided as correct (B) suggests that after performing the necessary calculations, the chi-square statistic was found to be 14.82. This value would then be compared to a critical value from the chi-square distribution table at the given significance level (0.10) and degrees of freedom to determine if the observed distribution significantly differs from the expected Poisson distribution.

A Researcher Believes That Arrivals at a Walk-In Hair Salon