SOLUTION: A coworker claims that Skittles candy contains equal quantities of each color (purple, green, orange, yellow, and red). In other words, 1/5 of all Skittles are purple, 1/5 of all S

Question 1179577: A coworker claims that Skittles candy contains equal quantities of each color (purple, green, orange, yellow, and red). In other words, 1/5 of all Skittles are purple, 1/5 of all Skittles are green, etc. You, an avid consumer of Skittles, disagree with her claim. Test your coworker's claim at the α=0.10
level of significance, using the data shown below from a random sample of 200 Skittles.
Which would be correct hypotheses for this test?

H
0
:
Skittles candy colors come in equal quantities;
H
1
:
Skittles candy colors do not come in equal quantities

H
0
:
Taste the Rainbow;
H
1
:
Do not Taste the Rainbow

H
0
:
Red Skittles are cherry flavored;
H
1
:
Red Skittles are strawberry flavored

H
0
:
p
1
=
p
2
;
H
1
:
p
1
≠
p
2

Correct

Sample Skittles data:
Color Count
Purple 37
Green 32
Orange 46
Yellow 49
Red 36

Test Statistic (2 decimals):

Give the P-value (4 decimals - if less than 0.001 answer 0):

Which is the correct result:
Do not Reject the Null Hypothesis
Reject the Null Hypothesis

Which would be the appropriate conclusion?
There is not enough evidence to reject the claim that Skittles colors come in equal quantities.
There is not enough evidence to support the claim that Skittles colors come in equal quantities
Answer by ikleyn(52805) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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