Asked by Ellie
I am having a really rough time figuring out how this expected value was found in this Chi Square problem.
272 flies had long normal wings
60 flies had dumpy wings
I know it's going to be a 3:1 ratio, and I know that 272 and 60 are my observed variables.
This is how the table is set up thus far:
O E
272 249
60 83
Total: 332 332
How the heck did they figure out the expected values?
272 flies had long normal wings
60 flies had dumpy wings
I know it's going to be a 3:1 ratio, and I know that 272 and 60 are my observed variables.
This is how the table is set up thus far:
O E
272 249
60 83
Total: 332 332
How the heck did they figure out the expected values?
Answers
Answered by
PsyDAG
Use the Chi-square (X^2) method.
X^2 = ∑ (O-E)^2/E, where O = observed frequency and E = expected frequency.
∑ = sum of all the cells.
E = (column total * row total)/grand total
df = n - 1, where n = number of cells
Look up value in X^2 table in the back of your textbook.
X^2 = ∑ (O-E)^2/E, where O = observed frequency and E = expected frequency.
∑ = sum of all the cells.
E = (column total * row total)/grand total
df = n - 1, where n = number of cells
Look up value in X^2 table in the back of your textbook.
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