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Chi-square test:Difference in proportion of channel viewers

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In a particular market there are three commercial television stations, each with its own
evening news program from 6:00 to 6:30 P.M. According to a report in this morning's local
newspaper, a random sample of 150 viewers last night revealed 53 watched the news
on WNAE (channel 5), 64 watched on WRRN (channel 11), and 33 on WSPD (channel 13).
At the .05 significance level, is there a difference in the proportion of viewers watching
the three channels?

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The solution provides step by step method for the calculation of chi square test statistic for testing the difference in proportion of channel viewers. Formula for the calculation and Interpretations of the results are also included. Interactive excel sheet is included. The user can edit the inputs and obtain the complete results for a new set of data.

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