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An insurance compnay wants to know if the number of accidents is equally distributed between the...

An insurance compnay wants to know if the number of accidents is equally distributed between the days of the week. One executive believes they are equally distributed. A random sample is selected. At alpha = 0.05 is this assumption true

Day ----------mon-- tues-- wed --thur-- fri-- sat-- sun
# accidents --28---- 32---- 15----- 14--- 38--- 43--- 19

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