Chi-square tests worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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A die is rolled 90 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 = 90k = 6
χ² =
2.Easy
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A dihybrid cross is expected to give offspring in the ratio 9 : 3 : 3 : 1. Among 240 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 = 240k = 4
χ² =
3.Medium
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The contingency table shows observed counts. Compute the chi-square statistic χ² for the test of independence between the row and column variables. Do not use a continuity correction.

N = 2202 × 2
χ² =
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 “rural, medium”.

row total = 64column total = 25N = 159
E =
5.Hard

A chi-square goodness-of-fit test compares observed counts in 8 categories with fully specified expected proportions (no parameters are estimated from the data). How many degrees of freedom df does the test have?

k = 8
df =
6.Hard

A chi-square test of independence is carried out on a contingency table with 3 rows and 4 columns (not counting the totals). How many degrees of freedom df does the test have?

3 × 4
df =

Answer key

  1. 1. χ² = 10.53
  2. 2. χ² = 47.67
  3. 3. χ² = 2.64
  4. 4. E = 10.06
  5. 5. df = 7
  6. 6. df = 6

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