Six People Have Declared Their Intentions to Run for a Seat

question 80

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 next. What is the computed chi-square statistic?

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Definitions:

Economic Profits

The difference between total revenue and total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs, reflecting the total financial gain of a business beyond breaking even.

Perfect Competitors

Entities in a market where no single buyer or seller has the power to influence the market price due to the industry's homogeneous nature and the presence of many participants.

ATC

Average Total Cost, which is calculated by dividing the total cost of production by the quantity of output produced.

Influence on Price

The ability of buyers or sellers to affect the price of a good or service in the market, often due to factors like monopoly power, supply and demand dynamics, or government intervention.