Question

A company operates three machines during three shifts each day. From production records, the data in the table below were collected. At the .05 level of significance test to determine if the number of breakdowns is independent of the shift.
Machine
Shift A B C
1 Observed 46 11 13
Expected 40.27933 14.07821 15.64246
2 Observed 37 10 11
Expected 33.3743 11.6648 12.96089
3 Observed 20 15 16
Expected 29.34637 10.25698 11.39665

a. Yes, you can reject the claim that the number of breakdowns is independent of the shift because the p-value = 0.0423
b. Yes, you can reject the claim that the number of breakdowns is independent of the shift because the p-value = 0.9577
c. No, you cannot reject the claim that the number of breakdowns is independent of the shift because the p-value = 0.0423
d. No, you cannot reject the claim that the number of breakdowns is independent of the shift because the p-value = 0.9577

Answer 1

The answer is going to be option b. The p-value = 0.0423