Statistics 101

Randomly selected birth records were obtained, and categorized as listed in the table to the right. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the reasonable claim that births occur with equal frequency on the different days of the week. How might the apparent lower frequencies on Saturday and Sunday be explained? Day Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Number of Births 43 58 59 55 58 55 39 Determine the null and alternative hypotheses. Ho: Hy Calculate the test statistic, x2. x2 = (Round to three decimal places as needed.) Calculate the P-value. P-value = (Round to four decimal places as needed.) What is the conclusion for this hypothesis test? O A. Fail to reject Ho. There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that births occur with equal frequency on the different days of the week. O B. Fail to reject Ho. There is insufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that births occur with equal frequency on the different days of the week. O C. Reject Hn. There is sufficient evidence to warrant rejection of the claim that births occur with equal frequency on the different days of the week. Click to select your answer(s).