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Transcribed Image Text:1. A factory manager needs to understand how many products are defective versus how many are
produced. The number of expected defects is listed in Table A. A random sample was taken to
determine the actual number of defects. This information is contained in Table B below.
Table A
Number
produced
0-100
101-200
201-300
301-400
401-500
Number
defective
5
6
7
8
10
Number
produced
0-100
101-200
201-300
301-400
Table B
401-500
Number
Defective
5
7
8
9
11

Transcribed Image Text:(b) Can a goodness-of-fit test be used? If your answer is, "yes," conduct the goodness-of-fit test.
If you answer is, "no," explain why this test does not apply.
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