An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and Its Applications (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134114217
Author: Richard J. Larsen, Morris L. Marx
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10.3, Problem 4Q
Show that the common belief in the propensity of babies to choose an inconvenient hour for birth has a basis in observation. A maternity hospital reported that out of one year’s total of 2650 births, some 494 occurred between midnight and 4 A.M (179) Use the goodness-of-fit test to show that the data are not what we would expect if births are assumed to occur uniformly in all time periods. Let
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