A biologist wanted to know if the cowpea weevil has a preference for one type of bean over others as a place to lay eggs. She put equal amounts of four types of seeds into a jar and added adult cowpea weevils. After a few days she observed the following data48:

Do these data provide evidence of a preference for some types of beans over others? That is, are the data consistent with the claim that the eggs are distributed randomly among the four types of bean?

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Type Pinto Cowpea Navy beans Northern beans of bean Number of eggs 167 176 174 194