SOLUTION: A distributor of personal computers has five locations in the city. The sales in units for the first quarter of the year were as follows: Location - Observed Sales (Units)

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Question 175483: A distributor of personal computers has five locations in the city. The sales in units for the first quarter of the year were as follows:

Location - Observed Sales (Units)
North Side - 70
Pleasantway - 75
Southwyck - 70
I-90 -50
Venice Avenue - 35
TOTAL = 300

What is the critical value at the 0.01 level of risk?
A) 7.779
B) 15.033
C) 13.277
D) 5.412
E) None of the above

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a "goodness-of-fit-test".
There are 5 categories so df=5-1=4
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With alpha = 1%, the critical Chi-square value is 13.277
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Cheers,
Stan H.