Student Absenteeism
Consider a Multinomial Experiment Involving N = 200

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Essay

Student Absenteeism
Consider a multinomial experiment involving n = 200 students of a large high school.The attendance department recorded the number of students who were absent during the weekdays.The null hypothesis to be tested is: H₀: p₁ = .10,p₂ = .25,p₃ = .30,p₄ = .20,p₅ = .15.
-{Student Absenteeism Narrative} Test the hypothesis at the 5% level of significance with the following frequencies: (n = 100)
$$\begin{array} { | l | c c c c c | } \hline \text { Day of the Week } & \text { Mon. } & \text { Tues. } & \text { Wed. } & \text { Thurs. } & \text { Fri } \\\hline \text { Number Absent } & \mathbf { 8 } & 22 & 28 & 24 & 18 \\\hline\end{array}$$

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