Question 3 Mars Inc Manufactures M M S One Of The Most Popular Candy Treats In The World The Milk Chocolate Candies 1 (25.52 KiB) Viewed 51 times
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Question 3: Mars, Inc. manufactures M&M's, one of the most popular candy treats in the world. The milk chocolate candies come in a variety of colors including blue, brown, green, orange, red, and yellow (M&M website). The overall proportions for the colors are .24 blue, .13 brown, .20 green, .16 orange, .13 red, and .14 yellow. In a sampling study, several bags of M&M milk chocolates were opened, and the following color counts were obtained. Colors Counts Blue 105 Brown 72 Green 89 Orange 84 Red 70 Yellow 80
Use the sample data with a .05 level of significance to test the hypothesis that the overall proportions for the colors are as stated above. a. Specify the null and alternative hypotheses. b. What is the most appropriate test statistic for this analysis? Use Excel to calculate the value of the test statistic. c. What is the degrees of freedom? d. What is the critical value for the analysis? e. What is the p value for the analysis? f. What is your conclusion?
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