Skittles Original Fruit bitesize candies are multicolored ca

Skittles Original Fruit bite-size candies are multicolored candies in a bag, and you can \"Taste the Rainbow\" with their five colors and flavors: green, lime; purple, grape; yellow, lemon; orange, orange; and red, strawberry. Unlike some of the other multicolored candies available, Skittles claims that their five colors are equally likely. In an attempt to reject this claim, a 4-oz bag of Skittles was purchased and the colors counted. Does this sample contradict Skittle\'s claim at the .05 level?

(a) Find the test statistic. (Give your answer correct to two decimal places.)

Solution

(a) Find the test statistic. (Give your answer correct to two decimal places.)

The total equals 27 + 17 + 18 + 29 + 18 = 109

If they were all equally likely, the expected frequencies would be 109/5 = 21.8 for each.

The chi square test statistic = (27