A professor using an open source introductory statistics
book
predicts that 60% of the students will purchase a hard copy of
the book, 25% will print it out from the web, and 15% will read it
online. At the end of the semester he asks his students to complete
a survey where they indicate what format of the book they used. Of
the 126 students, 73 said they bought a hard copy of the book, 30
said they printed it out from the web, and 23 said they read it
online.
(a) State the hypotheses for testing if the professor’s
predictions were inaccurate.
(b) How many students did the professor expect to buy the
book, print the book, and read the book exclusively online?
(c) This is an appropriate setting for a chi-square test. List
the conditions required for a test and verify they are
satisfied.
(d) Calculate the chi-squared statistic, the degrees of
freedom associated with it, and the p-value.
(e) Based on the p-value calculated in part (d), what is the
conclusion of the hypothesis test? Interpret your conclusion in
this context.