Monica, a Chef at a 5 -Star Restaurant, Makes Eight $a = 0.05$

question 43

Multiple Choice

Monica, a chef at a 5 -star restaurant, makes eight different desserts. She wants to see if the customers prefer any specific dessert over another. She keeps a record of desserts ordered over the course of several weeks. At $a = 0.05$ , check to see if the desserts being ordered are equally distributed.
$\begin{array} { l l c } & \text { Dessert } & \text { Frequenc } \\ & \text { Chocolate Mousse } & 25 \\ & \text { Baked Alaska } & 12 \\ & \text { Orange Cheesecake } & 23 \\ & \text { Caramel Flan } & 32 \\ & \text { Banana Brûlée } & 40 \\ & \text { Mississippi Mud Pie } & 20 \\ & \text { Ricotta Cannoli } & 38 \\ \text { Table 11-2 } & \text { French Walnut Torte } & 34 \end{array}$
-State what the alternative hypothesis would be.

• A) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 1 }\) : Customers show a preference for a specific dessert.
• B) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 1 }\) : Customers show no preference for a specific dessert.
• C) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 1 }\) : Customers show a preference for four desserts.
• D) \(\mathrm { H } _ { 1 }\) : Customers do not order dessert.

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