In a bag of M&M candies, the percentage of each color in a bag is supposed to be: Brown 0.30.3, Yellow 0.20.2, Red 0.20.2, Orange 0.10.1, Green 0.10.1, Blue 0.10.1. You take a 7 oz bag containing 137 M&M's and get the following distribution: Does the distribution in this bag fit the distribution it is supposed to have?

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In a bag of M&M candies, the percentage of each color in a bag is supposed to be: Brown 0.30.3, Yellow 0.20.2, Red 0.20.2, Orange 0.10.1, Green 0.10.1, Blue 0.10.1. You take a 7 oz bag containing 137 M&M's and get the following distribution: Does the distribution in this bag fit the distribution it is supposed to have?

HoHo : Brown = 0.30.3;  Yellow = 0.20.2;  Red = 0.20.2;  Orange = 0.10.1;  Green = 0.10.1;  Blue=Blue=0.1`

Complete the table. Report all answers accurate to three decimal places.

Category Observed
Frequency
Expected
Frequency
Residual
Brown 35    
Yellow 31    
Red 21    
Orange 21    
Green 20    
Blue 9    



What is the chi-square test-statistic for this data?
χ2=χ2= 

For significance level alpha 0.005, the p-value is:

  • less than αα
  • greater than αα



What would be the conclusion of this hypothesis test?

  • Reject the Null Hypothesis
  • Fail to reject the Null Hypothesis



Report all answers accurate to three decimal places.

0.0803

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