Chi-square tests worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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A die is rolled 120 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 = 120k = 6
χ² =
2.Easy
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A dihybrid cross is expected to give offspring in the ratio 9 : 3 : 3 : 1. Among 192 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 = 192k = 4
χ² =
3.Medium
no defectminormajorTotalday shift34253796night shift41124093Total753777189

The contingency table shows observed counts. For a chi-square test of independence, find the expected count E for the cell “day shift, major”.

row total = 96column total = 77N = 189
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 “urban, low”.

row total = 90column total = 45N = 165
E =
5.Hard
yesnoTotalage 18–30352560age 31–50263460age 51+471360Total10872180dfα = 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 = 0.05 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 = 1803 × 2α = 0.05
χ² =
6.Hard
dfα = 0.05α = 0.0113.8416.63525.9919.21037.81511.34549.48813.277511.07015.086612.59216.812714.06718.475815.50720.090916.91921.6661018.30723.209

A chi-square goodness-of-fit test compares observed counts in 7 categories with fully specified expected proportions (no parameters are estimated from the data). Using the table, find the critical value χ²crit at significance level α = 0.05.

α = 0.05
χ²crit =

Answer key

  1. 1. χ² = 5.7
  2. 2. χ² = 2.037
  3. 3. E = 39.11
  4. 4. E = 24.55
  5. 5. χ² = 15.42
  6. 6. χ²crit = 12.59

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