Six people have declared their intentions to run for a trustee seat in the next local election. A
Political poll is conducted during the campaign among 1,020 voters to determine if there is any clear
Preference among the voters. The responses are shown below.
If the computed chi-square is 30, what is your decision at the 1% level of signiﬁcance? What is your
Decision at the 5% level of signiﬁcance?
A) Reject H0; preferences among the candidates exist at the 1% level of signiﬁcance; also reject at the 5% level of signiﬁcance.
B) Reject H0 at the 1% level of signiﬁcance but not at the 5% level of signiﬁcance.
C) Reject H0 at the 5% level of signiﬁcance but not at the 1% level of signiﬁcance.
D) Accept Ho at both the 5% and 1% levels of signiﬁcance; no preferences among the candidates exist.

Question

Six people have declared their intentions to run for a trustee seat in the next local election. A
Political poll is conducted during the campaign among 1,020 voters to determine if there is any clear
Preference among the voters. The responses are shown below. 
If the computed chi-square is 30, what is your decision at the 1% level of signiﬁcance? What is your
Decision at the 5% level of signiﬁcance?
A) Reject H0; preferences among the candidates exist at the 1% level of signiﬁcance; also reject at the 5% level of signiﬁcance. 
B) Reject H0 at the 1% level of signiﬁcance but not at the 5% level of signiﬁcance. 
C) Reject H0 at the 5% level of signiﬁcance but not at the 1% level of signiﬁcance. 
D) Accept Ho at both the 5% and 1% levels of signiﬁcance; no preferences among the candidates exist.

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Reject H0; preferences among the candidates exist at the 1% level of signiﬁcance; also

Six People Have Declared Their Intentions to Run for a Trustee