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Chris Columbus is responsible for controlling inventory levels for four types of sailboats sold by his company. Chris takes a sample of 48 boats sold over the past several months to determine if demand is the same for each type. His results are as follows:

-The calculated value of the Chi-square statistic is
A) 7.815.
B) 1.17.
C) 22.35.
D) -1.17.
E) 12.56.

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Chris Columbus is responsible for controlling inventory levels for four types of sailboats sold by his company. Chris takes a sample of 48 boats sold over the past several months to determine if demand is the same for each type. His results are as follows:

-The calculated value of the Chi-square statistic is
A) 7.815. 
B) 1.17. 
C) 22.35. 
D) -1.17. 
E) 12.56.

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The Chi-square statistic cannot be negative, so option D is incorrect. The value 1.17 is a plausible value for a Chi-square statistic, which is typically positive and can be less than the critical value depending on the degrees of freedom.

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