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A book claims that more hockey players are born in January

Last updated: 12/14/2023

A book claims that more hockey players are born in January

A book claims that more hockey players are born in January through March than in October through December The following data show the number of players selected in a draft of new players for a hockey league according to their birth month Is there evidence to suggest that hockey players birthdates are not uniformly distributed throughout the year Use the level of significance 0 01 Click the icon to view the table Determine the null and alternative hypotheses Choose the correct answer below O A Ho The distribution of hockey players birth months is uniformly distributed H The distribution of hockey players birth months is not uniformly distributed OB Ho The distribution of hockey players birth months is uniformly distributed H More hockey players are born in the first half of the year than the second half OC Ho The distribution of hockey players birth months is uniformly distributed H More hockey players are born in January March than October December O D Ho The distribution of hockey players birth months is not uniformly distributed H The distribution of hockey players birth months is uniformly distributed Compute the expected counts for each birth month The total number of hockey players is 182 Round to two decimal places as needed Observed Count Expected Count Birth Month January March April June July September October December What is the test statistic 63 52 36 31 x Round to two decimal places as needed What is the P value of the test P value Round to three decimal places as needed Based on the results is the null hypothesis rejected Use the level of significance 0 01 OA No because the calculated P value is greater than the given a level of significance OB Yes because the calculated P value is less than the given a level of significance Oc Yes because the calculated P value is greater than the given a level of significance On No because the calculated P value is less than the given a level of significance