A Random Group of Customers at a Fast Food Chain

question 27

Multiple Choice

A random group of customers at a fast food chain were asked whether they preferred hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, or fish sandwiches. The restaurant's marketing department claims that 45% of customers prefer hamburgers, 37% of the customers prefer chicken sandwiches, and 18% of the customers prefer fish sandwiches. Is there evidence to reject this hypothesis at = 0.05?

• A) There is evidence to reject the claim that the customers' preferences are distributed as claimed because the test value 7.815 > 2.843
• B) There is not evidence to reject the claim that the customers' preferences are distributed as claimed because the test value 2.843 < 5.991
• C) There is evidence to reject the claim that the customers' preferences are distributed as claimed because the test value 5.991 > 2.843
• D) There is not evidence to reject the claim that the customers' preferences are distributed as claimed because the test value 2.843 < 7.815

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