A researcher wants to see if the distribution of people by political party in California has changed since the year 2000. Let’s say that, in the year 2000, a census found that Californians identified with each political party in the following proportions: 42% Democrat, 38% Republican, 17% Independent, 2% Libertarian, and 1% Green Party. The researcher surveys n=200 California voters and gets the following observed frequencies and expected frequencies.
FREQUENCY
Democrat
Republican
Independent
Libertarian
Green
TOTAL
fo
67
68
35
16
14
200
fe
(.42)(200) = 84
(.38)(200) = 76
(.17)(200) = 34
(.02)(200) = 4
(.01)(200) = 2
What is the correct H0?
H0:
84
76
34
4
2
42%
38%
17%
2%
1
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