A police department released the numbers of calls for the different da

dailinoyf

dailinoyf

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2021-11-12

A police department released the numbers of calls for the different days of the week during the month of October, as shown in the table to the right. Use a 0.01significance level to test the claim that the different days of the week have the same frequencies of police calls. What is the fundamental error with this analysis?
Calculate the test​ statistic, chi squared.
DaySunMonTuesWedThursFriSatFrequency160203225240176211235
Determine the null and alternative hypotheses.
H0 Police calls occur with the same frequency on the different days of the week.
H1 At least one day has a different frequency of calls than the other days.
Calculate the test statistic, x2

Answer & Explanation

Mollicchiuk

Mollicchiuk

Beginner2021-11-13Added 13 answers

H0=Police calls occur with the same frequency on the different days of the week.
H1=At least one day has a different frequency of calls than the other days.
S.NoColourFrequency Observed( OiProbability(P)=1/ NExpected(Ei)= Sum of Oi×Px2=(OiEi)2Ei1Sun1600.143207.410.9022Mon2030.143207.40.03183Tues2250.143207.40.74414Wed2400.143207.48.67265Thurs1760.143207.46.80066Fri2110.143207.40.00087Sat2350.143207.45.0662N=7Total14501145032.019
Chi square test statistics=32.219
Degrees of Freedom (DF)=N-1
=7-1
=6
P value=0.000
Significance value=0.01
P value Hence,
Reject H0, and accept H1.

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