The Fish and Game Department stocked a lake with fish in the following proportions: 30% catfish, 15% bass, 40% bluegill, and 15% pike. Five years later it sampled the lake to see if the distribution of fish had changed. It found that the 500 fish in the sample were distributed as follows. Catfish Bass Bluegill Pike 113 91 221 75

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In the 5-year interval, did the distribution of fish change at the 0.05 level?

(a) What is the level of significance?
 
(b) Find the value of the chi-square statistic for the sample. (Round the expected frequencies to at least three decimal places. Round the test statistic to three decimal places.)
 
What are the degrees of freedom?
The Fish and Game Department stocked a lake with fish in the following proportions: 30% catfish, 15% bass, 40% bluegill, and 15% pike. Five years later it sampled the
lake to see if the distribution of fish had changed. It found that the 500 fish in the sample were distributed as follows.
Catfish
Bass
Bluegill
Pike
113
91
221
75
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