Chi-square tests worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
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A die is rolled 180 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 = 180k = 6
χ² =
2.Easy
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A dihybrid cross is expected to give offspring in the ratio 9 : 3 : 3 : 1. Among 400 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 = 400k = 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 = 1602 × 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 “night shift, minor”.

row total = 88column total = 77N = 186
E =
5.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 =
6.Hard

A chi-square goodness-of-fit test compares observed counts in 4 categories with fully specified expected proportions (no parameters are estimated from the data). How many degrees of freedom df does the test have?

k = 4
df =

Answer key

  1. 1. χ² = 11.07
  2. 2. χ² = 7.324
  3. 3. χ² = 4.571
  4. 4. E = 36.43
  5. 5. df = 6
  6. 6. df = 3

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