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Use the following information to answer the question. There are those who believe that identical twins have a psychic connection. Skeptics of this belief conducted an experiment to see if identical twins had some kind of psychic connection. A twin was placed at random behind on of four similar doors and three other non- related people were placed behind the other three doors. The other twin was asked to identify which door their sibling was behind. The results of the experiment are summarized below, along with the output for the goodness- of- fit test.

-Test the hypothesis that identical twins have a psychic connection and could locate their twin behind the door more often than would be expected by guessing. Using a
goodness- of- fit test and a 0.05 level of significance, state the correct decision regarding the null hypothesis and summarize your conclusion using a complete sentence.

Analyze the barriers to entry that enable monopolies to earn long-term economic profits.

Evaluate the potential regulatory responses to monopolistic behavior and their implications for efficiency and equity.

Understand the defining characteristics of pure monopoly.

Identify and explain barriers to entry in monopolistic markets.

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