The marital status distribution of the U.S. male population, age 15 and older, i

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The marital status distribution of the U.S. male population, age 15 and older, is as shown below. Marital Status Percent never married 31.3 56.1 married 2.5 widowed divorced separated 10.1 Suppose that a random sample of 400 U.S. young adult males, 1 24 years old, yielded the following frequency distribution. We are interested in whether this age group of males fits the distribution of the U.S. adult population at the 5% level. Calculate the frequency one would expect when surveying 400 people. Fill in the table below, rounding to two decimal places.

Explanation / Answer

Maritial Status Frequency Expected Frequency never married 139 0.313x400 = 125.2 married 238 224.4 widowed 3 10 divorced/separated 20 40.4

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