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Title: Before the start of the Winter Olympics, it was expected that the percentages of medals awarded to ...
Post by: dietdrpepper on Mar 5, 2023

Before the start of the Winter Olympics, it was expected that the percentages of medals awarded to the top contenders to be as follows.

 

 

Percentages

United States

25%

Germany

22%

Norway

18%

Austria

14%

Russia

11%

France

10%


Midway through the Olympics, of the 120 medals awarded, the following distribution was observed.

 

 Number of Medals
United States33
Germany36
Norway18
Austria15
Russia12
France6


We want to test to see if there is a significant difference between the expected and actual awards given.
 

a.Compute the test statistic.
b.Using the p-value approach, test to see if there is a significant difference between the expected and the actual values. Let α = .05.
c.At 95% confidence, test for a significant difference using the critical value approach.



Title: Re: Before the start of the Winter Olympics, it was expected that the percentages of medals awarded to ...
Post by: mbiij16 on Mar 5, 2023
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