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11.3 Exercise 30

Avg difficulty 2.5

For each problem, use a solution sheet to solve the hypothesis test problem. Go to Appendix E for the chi-square solution sheet. Round expected frequency to two decimal places.

Car manufacturers are interested in whether there is a relationship between the size of car an individual drives and the number of people in the driver’s family—that is, whether car size and family size are independent. To test this, suppose that 800 car owners were randomly surveyed with the results in the table. Conduct a test of independence.

Family Size Sub & Compact Mid-Size Full-Size Van & Truck
1 20 35 40 35
2 20 50 70 80
3–4 20 50 100 90
5+ 20 30 70 70

OpenStax Statistics, 11.3 Test of Independence, exercise 30

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