Day    Frequency Sunday    40 Monday    40 Tuesday    27 Wednesday    42 Thursday    42 Friday    51 Saturday    62 Compute the expected counts for each day of the week.

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Day    Frequency
Sunday    40
Monday    40
Tuesday    27
Wednesday    42
Thursday    42
Friday    51
Saturday    62

Compute the expected counts for each day of the week. 

A researcher wanted to determine whether certain accidents were uniformly distributed over the days of the week. The data show the day of the week for n = 304 randomly selected
accidents. Is there reason to believe that the accidents occur with equal frequency with respect to the day of the week at the a= 0.05 level of significance?
Click the icon to view the table.
Click here to view the Chi-Square distribution table.
H₁: More accidents occur earlier in the week than later.
Compute the expected counts for each day of the week.
Day of the Week Observed Count
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
40
40
27
42
42
51
62
Expected Count
C
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:A researcher wanted to determine whether certain accidents were uniformly distributed over the days of the week. The data show the day of the week for n = 304 randomly selected accidents. Is there reason to believe that the accidents occur with equal frequency with respect to the day of the week at the a= 0.05 level of significance? Click the icon to view the table. Click here to view the Chi-Square distribution table. H₁: More accidents occur earlier in the week than later. Compute the expected counts for each day of the week. Day of the Week Observed Count Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 40 40 27 42 42 51 62 Expected Count C (Round to three decimal places as needed.)
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