A researcher claims that the number of homicide crimes in California by season is uniformly distributed. To

Question:

A researcher claims that the number of homicide crimes in California by season is uniformly distributed. To test this claim, you randomly select 1200 homicides from a recent year and record the season when each happened. The table shows the results. At α = 0.05, test the researcher’s claim.

Season Frequency, f

Spring ……....………. 309

Summer ………….. 312

Fall …………....……. 290

Winter ……...………. 289

(a) Identify the expected distribution and state H₀ and H_a,

(b) Find the critical value and identify the rejection region,

(d) Decide whether to reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis,

(e) Interpret the decision in the context of the original claim.

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