Vending Machines on a College Campus Offer a Variety of Snacks

question 63

Multiple Choice

Vending machines on a college campus offer a variety of snacks. The purchasing agent believes that each type of snack is equally preferred by students and consequently
Orders equal quantities. The null hypothesis to test his belief can be worded as

• A) The types of snacks are not uniformly distributed among the students buying snacks.
• B) The types of snacks are uniformly distributed among the students buying snacks.
• C) The types of snacks are independent from each other.
• D) The distribution of type of snack purchases follows the normal distribution.
• E) None of the above.

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