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Calculate the test statistic. (X^2)Enter your answer rounded to three decimal places.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium, founded in 1984, is situated on the beautiful coast of Monterey Bay in the historic Cannery
Row district. In 1985, the aquarium began a survey program that involved randomly sampling visitors as they exit for the
day. The survey included visitor demographic information, use of social media, and opinions on their aquarium visit. For
each visitor sampled during 2013-2015, the table contains the distribution of the number of children in their group.
Year
Number of children
2013
2014 2015
1855
1751
1998
1
585
636
591
2
599
601
483
3 or more
515
506
289
Transcribed Image Text:The Monterey Bay Aquarium, founded in 1984, is situated on the beautiful coast of Monterey Bay in the historic Cannery Row district. In 1985, the aquarium began a survey program that involved randomly sampling visitors as they exit for the day. The survey included visitor demographic information, use of social media, and opinions on their aquarium visit. For each visitor sampled during 2013-2015, the table contains the distribution of the number of children in their group. Year Number of children 2013 2014 2015 1855 1751 1998 1 585 636 591 2 599 601 483 3 or more 515 506 289
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From provided information, the aquarium began a survey program that involved randomly sampling visitors as they exit for the day. For each sampled during 2013-2015, the table for distribution of numbers of children in their group is:

Number of

 

 

 

Children

2013

2014

2015

0

1855

1751

1998

1

585

636

591

2

599

601

483

3 or more

515

506

289

 

The chi-square test statistic can be calculated as:

χ2=i=1noi-ei2ei

Where, oi is observed frequency and ei is expected frequency

ei can be calculated as:

ei=Row sum × Column sumTotal 

 

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