For a recent year, the following are the numbers of homicides that occurred each month in New York City: 38, 30, 46, 40, 46, 49, 47, 50, 50, 42, 37, 37. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that homicides in New York
City are equally likely for each of the 12 months. State your conclusion about the claim.
A) There is not sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that homicides in New York City are equally likely for each of the 12 months.
B) There is not sufficient evidence to support the claim that that homicides in New York City are equally likely for each of the 12 months.
C) There is sufficient evidence to support the claim that homicides in New York City are equally likely for each of the 12 months.
D) There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that homicides in New York City are equally likely for each of the 12 months.

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The chi-square test statistic is 10.24, and the critical value is 21.03. Since 10.24 < 21.03, we fail to reject the null hypothesis.

For a Recent Year, the Following Are the Numbers of Homicides