Question

The table below lists the number of games played in a yearly​ best-of-seven baseball championship​ series, along with the expected proportions for the number of games played with teams of equal abilities. Use a 0.05 significance level to test the claim that the actual numbers of games fit the distribution indicated by the expected proportions.

Games Played	4	5	6	7
Actual contests	17	19	23	36
Expected proportion	2/16	4/16	5/16	5/16

1). Determine the null and alternative hypotheses.

2). Calculate the test statistic x^2. (round to three decimal places)

3). Calculate the P-value. (round to four decimal places)

4) What is he conclusion for this hypothesis test?

A) Fail to reject HO

B) Reject HO

Answer 1