A Sports Statistician Is Interested in Determining If There Is

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Essay

A sports statistician is interested in determining if there is a relationship between the number of home teamand visiting team losses and different sports. A random sample of 526 games is selected and the results aregiven below. Test the claim that the number of home team and visiting team losses is independent of the sport.Use α = 0.01. $$\begin{array} { l | c c c c } & \text { Football } & \text { Basketball } & \text { Soccer } & \text { Baseball } \\\hline \text { Home team losses } & 39 & 156 & 25 & 83 \\\text { Visiting team losses } & 31 & 98 & 19 & 75\end{array}$$

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