The article "Analysis of Unwanted Fire Alarm: Case Study" (W. Chow, N. Fong, and C. Ho, Journal of Architectural Engineering, 1999:62–65) presents a count of the number of false alarms at several sites. The numbers of false alarms each month, divided into those with known causes and those with unknown causes, are given in the following table. Can you conclude that the proportion of false alarms whose cause is known differs from month to month? Month 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 20 13 21 26 23 18 14 10 20 20 18 14 Unknown 12 2 16 12 22 30 32 32 14 16 10 12 Known

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The article "Analysis of Unwanted Fire Alarm: Case Study" (W. Chow, N. Fong, and C.
Ho, Journal of Architectural Engineering, 1999:62–65) presents a count of the number of
false alarms at several sites. The numbers of false alarms each month, divided into those
with known causes and those with unknown causes, are given in the following table. Can
you conclude that the proportion of false alarms whose cause is known differs from month
to month?
Month
1 2 3
7 8 9 10 11 12
4 5
6
20 13 21 26 23 18 14 10 20 20 18 14
Unknown 12 2 16 12 22 30 32 32 14 16 10 12
Known
Transcribed Image Text:The article "Analysis of Unwanted Fire Alarm: Case Study" (W. Chow, N. Fong, and C. Ho, Journal of Architectural Engineering, 1999:62–65) presents a count of the number of false alarms at several sites. The numbers of false alarms each month, divided into those with known causes and those with unknown causes, are given in the following table. Can you conclude that the proportion of false alarms whose cause is known differs from month to month? Month 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 20 13 21 26 23 18 14 10 20 20 18 14 Unknown 12 2 16 12 22 30 32 32 14 16 10 12 Known
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