When Individuals in a Sample of 150 Were Asked Whether

question 32

Multiple Choice

When individuals in a sample of 150 were asked whether or not they supported capital punishment, the following information was obtained. $$\begin{array} { l l } \text { Do you support } & \text { Number of } \\\text { capital punishment? } & \text { individuals } \\\text { Yes } & 40 \\\text { No } & 60 \\\text { No Opinion } & 50\end{array}$$ We are interested in determining whether or not the opinions of the individuals (as to Yes, No, and No Opinion) are uniformly distributed.The conclusion of the test at the 5% level of significance is that the

• A) distribution is uniform.
• B) null hypothesis cannot be rejected.
• C) distribution might have been normal.
• D) Marascuilo procedure is more applicable.

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