A candy company claims that its bags of mixed suckers are 20% strawberry, 30% cherry, 15% apple, 10% lemon, and 25% grape.A bag was purchased, and the number of each type
Of flavor was recorded in the chart below. $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | }
\hline \text { Flavour } & \text { Strawberry } & \text { Cherry } & \text { Apple } & \text { Lemon } & \text { Grape } \
\hline \text { Count } & 31 & 15 & 17 & 15 & 22 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
A)Goodness-of-fit
B)Homogeneity
C)Independence

Question

A candy company claims that its bags of mixed suckers are 20% strawberry, 30% cherry, 15% apple, 10% lemon, and 25% grape.A bag was purchased, and the number of each type
Of flavor was recorded in the chart below. $$\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | c | c | } 
\hline \text { Flavour } & \text { Strawberry } & \text { Cherry } & \text { Apple } & \text { Lemon } & \text { Grape } \
\hline \text { Count } & 31 & 15 & 17 & 15 & 22 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
A)Goodness-of-fit
B)Homogeneity
C)Independence

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct statistical test for comparing the observed frequencies of different categories (flavors of suckers in this case) to expected frequencies (based on the company's claims) is the goodness-of-fit test. This test checks if there's a significant difference between observed and expected proportions.

A Candy Company Claims That Its Bags of Mixed Suckers