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20. There are four entrances to the GovernmentCenter Building in downtown Philad

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Question

20. There are four entrances to the GovernmentCenter Building in downtown Philadelphia.

The building maintenance supervisor would like to know if theentrances are equally utilized.

To investigate, 400 people were observed entering the building.The number using

each entrance is reported below. At the .01 significance level,is there a difference in the

use of the four entrances?

Entrance

Frequency

Main Street

140

Broad Street

120

Cherry Street

90

Walnut Street

50

Total

400

20. There are four entrances to the GovernmentCenter Building in downtown Philadelphia.

The building maintenance supervisor would like to know if theentrances are equally utilized.

To investigate, 400 people were observed entering the building.The number using

each entrance is reported below. At the .01 significance level,is there a difference in the

use of the four entrances?

Entrance

Frequency

Main Street

140

Broad Street

120

Cherry Street

90

Walnut Street

50

Total

400

Explanation / Answer

This problem could be solved using test for proportions. the proportions are p1=0.035 p2=0.3 p3=0.225 p4=0.125. By examining the above values we can say that there is adifference in the use of entrances.