document.write( "Question 137037: 1)School planners in 1995 gave the following planning estimates for the growth of the student population for the next 9 years. Perform a goodness of fit to see if their estimates were accurate.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "1Planning Year
\n" ); document.write( "798Actual Size
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\n" ); document.write( "2Planning Year
\n" ); document.write( "876Actual Size\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "872Expected Size
\n" ); document.write( "3Planning Year
\n" ); document.write( "950Actual Size
\n" ); document.write( "955Expected Size
\n" ); document.write( "4Planning Year
\n" ); document.write( "1044Actual Size
\n" ); document.write( "1046Expected Size
\n" ); document.write( "5Planning Year
\n" ); document.write( "1025Actual Size
\n" ); document.write( "1144Expected Size
\n" ); document.write( "6Planning Year
\n" ); document.write( "1232Actual Size
\n" ); document.write( "1254Expected Size
\n" ); document.write( "7Planning Year
\n" ); document.write( "1477Actual Size
\n" ); document.write( "1371Expected Size
\n" ); document.write( "8Planning Year
\n" ); document.write( "1531Actual Size
\n" ); document.write( "1503Expected Size
\n" ); document.write( "9Planning Year
\n" ); document.write( "1655Actual Size
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Algebra.Com's Answer #100281 by stanbon(75887)\"\" \"About 
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This is a cumbersome problem.
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\n" ); document.write( "Build a matrix.
\n" ); document.write( "Let the actual values be the 1st row
\n" ); document.write( "Let the expected values be the 2nd row.
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\n" ); document.write( "Run a Ch-Sq Test to generate the test statistic and the p-value.
\n" ); document.write( "Compare the p-value and the significance level.
\n" ); document.write( "Draw a conclusion.
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