Six People Have Declared Their Intentions to Run for a Seat

question 41

Short Answer

Six people have declared their intentions to run for a seat on the school board in the next local election. A poll is conducted during the campaign among 1,020 randomly sampled voters to determine if there is any clear preference among the voters. The responses are shown below. What is the critical value at the 5% level of significance?

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Definitions:

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

A contagious and sometimes fatal respiratory illness caused by the SARS coronavirus.

Cheyne-Stokes Respiration

An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by progressively deeper and sometimes faster breathing, followed by a gradual decrease that results in a temporary stop in breathing called apnea.

Respirations

The process of inhaling and exhaling air for gas exchange between the internal body environment and the external environment.

Apnea

A temporary cessation of breathing, especially during sleep.