A survey was carried out to find out if the occurrence of different kinds of natural disasters varies from on part of the town to the other. The town was divided into two as center town and town outskirts, and the natural disasters were divided into tornadoes, lighting, and fires.The survey showed these results: Tornadoe Lightning Fires Town Center 10 220 120 Town Outskirts 20 150 200 Do the above findings provide enough proof at 95 confidence level to indicate that the happening of natural disasters depends on the part of town?

Widersinnby7

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2022-11-21

A survey was carried out to find out if the occurrence of different kinds of natural disasters varies from on part of the town to the other. The town was divided into two as center town and town outskirts, and the natural disasters were divided into tornadoes, lighting, and fires.The survey showed these results:
Tornadoe Lightning Fires
Town Center 10 220 120
Town Outskirts 20 150 200
Do the above findings provide enough proof at 95 confidence level to indicate that the happening of natural disasters depends on the part of town?

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teleriasacr

teleriasacr

Beginner2022-11-22Added 21 answers

You can simply perform a chi-square test using a 2x3 contingency table. The result is a highly significant p value, confirming the hypothesis that differences exist between the two parts of the town.

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