A Sociologist Wanted to Determine Whether There Was a Difference $\alpha = 0.01$

question 31

Multiple Choice

A sociologist wanted to determine whether there was a difference in the amount of time children aged 5-7 spent watching television each day. Check the following data for evidence that the number of minutes spent watching television is equally distributed throughout the week. Use $\alpha = 0.01$ .
$\begin{array} { l c } \text { Day } & \text { Number of Minutes } \\ \text { Sunday } & 200 \\ \text { Monday } & 112 \\ \text { Tuesday } & 123 \\ \text { Wednesday } & 130 \\ \text { Thursday } & 160 \\ \text { Friday } & 225 \\ \text { Saturday } & 247 \end{array}$
Find the critical value.

• A) 18.475
• B) 12.592
• C) 14.067
• D) 16.812

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