Chi-square tests worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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A die is rolled 60 times to test whether it is fair. The counts of each face are shown. Compute the chi-square goodness-of-fit statistic χ² for H₀: each face has probability 1/6.

n = 60k = 6
χ² =
2.Easy
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A dihybrid cross is expected to give offspring in the ratio 9 : 3 : 3 : 1. Among 320 offspring the counts shown are observed. Compute the chi-square goodness-of-fit statistic χ² for H₀: the ratio is 9 : 3 : 3 : 1.

n = 320k = 4
χ² =
3.Medium
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The contingency table shows observed counts. For a chi-square test of independence, find the expected count E for the cell “urban, medium”.

row total = 97column total = 50N = 177
E =
4.Medium
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The contingency table shows observed counts. For a chi-square test of independence, find the expected count E for the cell “staff, car”.

row total = 53column total = 29N = 155
E =
5.Hard
yesnoTotalplant A7624100plant B76480plant C402060Total19248240dfα = 0.05α = 0.0113.8416.63525.9919.21037.81511.34549.48813.277511.07015.086612.59216.812714.06718.475815.50720.090916.91921.6661018.30723.209

The table shows observed counts. Test at α = 0.01 whether the two variables are independent (no continuity correction). Compute the test statistic χ², then compare it with the critical value from the table.

N = 2403 × 2α = 0.01
χ² =
6.Hard

A chi-square test of independence is carried out on a contingency table with 2 rows and 11 columns (not counting the totals). How many degrees of freedom df does the test have?

2 × 11
df =

Answer key

  1. 1. χ² = 2.8
  2. 2. χ² = 22.26
  3. 3. E = 27.4
  4. 4. E = 9.916
  5. 5. χ² = 18.92
  6. 6. df = 10

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