9-96. Consider the following frequency table of observations on the random variable X. Values Observed frequency 0 1 2 3 4 24 30 31 11 4 (a) Based on these 100 observations, is a Poisson distribution with a mean of 1.5 an appropriate model? Perform a good- ness-of-fit procedure with α = = 0.05. (b) Calculate the P-value for this test.

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9-96. Consider the following frequency table of observations
on the random variable X.
Values
Observed frequency
0
1
2
3
4
24
30
31
11
4
(a) Based on these 100 observations, is a Poisson distribution
with a mean of 1.5 an appropriate model? Perform a good-
ness-of-fit procedure with α = = 0.05.
(b) Calculate the P-value for this test.
Transcribed Image Text:9-96. Consider the following frequency table of observations on the random variable X. Values Observed frequency 0 1 2 3 4 24 30 31 11 4 (a) Based on these 100 observations, is a Poisson distribution with a mean of 1.5 an appropriate model? Perform a good- ness-of-fit procedure with α = = 0.05. (b) Calculate the P-value for this test.
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