Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics
18th Edition
ISBN: 9781260788785
Author: Lind, Douglas
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 15, Problem 61CE
Did you ever purchase a bag of M&M’s candies and wonder about the distribution of colors? Did you know in the beginning they were all brown? Now, peanut M&M’s are 12% are brown, 15% yellow, 12% red, 23% blue, 23% orange, and 15% green. A 6-oz. bag purchased at the Book Store at Coastal Carolina University had 14 brown, 13 yellow, 14 red, 12 blue, 7 orange, and 12 green. Is it reasonable to conclude that the actual distribution agrees with the expected distribution? Use the .05 significance level. Conduct your own trial. Be sure to share with your instructor.
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