Math Problem Statement
A phone company plans on offering their new smartphone in four colours: white, black, silver and rose gold. They anticipate that 30% of shoppers will prefer white, 35% will prefer black, 20% will prefer silver and 15% will prefer rose gold. They perform market research by asking a random sample of 350 potential customers which colour they prefer.
ColourWhiteBlackSilverRose GoldFrequency
101
126
89
34
Can the company conclude that their expected distribution was accurate using a 0.5% level of significance?
Chi Square Distribution Table
a. Calculate the test statistic.
χ 2= χ 2=
Round to two decimal places if necessary
b. Using the Chi Square Distribution Table, determine the critical value(s) for the hypothesis test.
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c. Conclude whether to reject the null hypothesis or not based on the test statistic.
Reject
Fail to Reject
Solution
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Chi-square test
Goodness-of-fit test
Hypothesis testing
Formulas
χ² test statistic formula
Theorems
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Suitable Grade Level
Advanced
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