A sales representative who is on the road visiting clients thinks that, on avera

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A sales representative who is on the road visiting clients thinks that, on average, he drives the same distance each day of the weak. He keeps track of his mileage for several weeks and discovers that he averages 122 miles on Mondays, 194 miles on Tuesdays 181 miles on Wednesdays 174 miles on Thursdays, and 106 miles on Fridays. He wonders if this evidence contradicts his belief in a uniform distribution of miles across the days of the week. Is it appropriate to test hits hypothesis using the chi-square goodness-of-fit test? Explain. Choose the correct answer below It is appropriate to use the chi-square goodness-of-fit because he has counts, all of the expected counts are greater than 5, and we have the entire population for his work week. it is not appropriate to use the chi square goodness o fit test because the salesman only has data for one week, and he would need multiple weeks to use this type of testmiddot it is appropriate to use the chi-square goodness-of-fit because there is no pattern in the data and it is measured in a summary count of multiple weeks. D. It is not appropriate to use the chi-square goodness-of-fit test because the average number of miles traveled is quantitative data not counts.

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Answer is A

A. It is appropriate to use the chi square goodness of fit test because he has coints, all of the expected counts are greater than 5 and we have the entire population for this work week.

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