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11.3 Exercise 26

Avg difficulty 2.5

The marital status distribution of the U.S. male population, ages 15 and older, is as shown in the table.

Marital status Percent Expected frequency
Never married 31.3
Married 56.1
Widowed 2.5
Divorced/Separated 10.1

Suppose that a random sample of 400 U.S. young adult men, 18 to 24 years old, yielded the following frequency distribution. We are interested in whether this age group of males fits the distribution of the U.S. adult population. Calculate the frequency one would expect when surveying 400 people. Fill in the table, rounding to two decimal places.

Marital status Frequency
Never married 140
Married 238
Widowed 2
Divorced/Separated 20

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