A Real Estate Agency, Located in a Metropolitan Area in the Northeastern

question 8

Multiple Choice

A real estate agency, located in a metropolitan area in the northeastern U.S., kept data on the various types of properties purchased in the area.Historically, 15% of purchases were for condominiums, 30% were for townhouses, 40% for single family homes, 10% for commercial properties and 5% for land.With changing demographics, the agency wondered if the current distribution matches the historical distribution.Recent data showed the following:

What is the standardized residual associated with Townhouses?

• A)23.5
• B)4.85
• C)10.86
• D)2.38
• E)Not enough information given to calculate.

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