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The shares of the U.S. automobile market held in 1990 by General Motors, Japanese manufacturers, Ford,...

The shares of the U.S. automobile market held in 1990 by General Motors, Japanese manufacturers, Ford, Chrysler, and other manufacturers were, respectively, 34%, 32%, 19%, 9%, and 6%. Suppose that a new survey of 1,000 new-car buyers shows the following purchase frequencies: GM Japanese Ford Chrysler Other 397 259 231 80 33 (a) Show that it is appropriate to carry out a chi-square test using these data. Each expected value is ≥ (b) Test to determine whether the current market shares differ from those of 1990. Use α = .05. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) x2 H0 . Conclude current market shares from those of 1990.

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