AFDA.DA.4.b

Determine when the normal distribution is a reasonable representation of the data.

Example Problems
Talia designed a spinner divided into seven equal segments. She spun it 350 times and recorded how often each segment was hit.

Segment1234567
Observed hits52465345475453


Talia wants to perform a
goodness-of-fit test to determine if these results suggest that the spinner lands on one specific segment more often than the others.

What is the expected count of hits for
segment 5?
Olivia coordinates wildlife observations across six hiking trails and wonders if sightings are equally likely on each trail. In a sample of 415 sightings, she recorded:

TrailABCDEF
Sightings667063687375


Olivia wants to perform a
χ² goodness-of-fit test to determine if these results suggest that one trail receives more sightings than the others.

What is the expected count of sightings on
Trail F?
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
Arturo manages baggage flow at an airport with five carousels, intended to receive equal shares of bags. He samples one period and records:

Carousel12345Total
Expected20%20%20%20%20%100%
Bags observed185195190190190950


Arturo wants to perform a
χ² goodness-of-fit test to determine if these results suggest that the bags are not evenly distributed.

What is the
expected count of bags on carousel 4?
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