Does the given data meet the cell count requirement for the use of chi-square? 1

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Does the given data meet the cell count requirement for the use of chi-square?

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Here are the data broken down by age group:

Consider the Minitab output for the chi-square test applied to the given data:

Does the given data meet the cell count requirement for the use of chi-square?

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Does the given data meet the cell count requirement for the use of chi-square?

All of the expected values are > 5.

Therefore, the given data meet the cell count requirement for the use of chi-square.

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