Perform the Indicated Goodness-Of-Fit Test $\text { A random sample of } 600 \text { couples in California resulted in the following data. }$

question 18

Essay

Perform the indicated goodness-of-fit test. Be sure to state the hypotheses and the significance level, to obtain the criticalvalue, to compute the value of the test statistic, and to state your conclusion.
-A study conducted for New Woman magazine indicates that the number of children desired by newly-married American couples is distributed as follows. $\text { A random sample of } 600 \text { couples in California resulted in the following data. }$
At the 1% significance level, does it appear that the "number of children desired" distribution of California couples is different from that of the American population as a whole?

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