A machine is supposed to mix peanuts, hazelnuts, cashews, and pecans in the ratio 5:2:2:1. A can containing 500 of these mixed nuts was found to have 269 peanuts, 112 hazelnuts, 74 cashews, and 45 pecans. At the 0.05 level of significance, test the hypothesis that the machine is mixing the nuts in the ratio 5:2:2:1.?

the machine is mixing the nuts are not in the ratio 5:2:2:1.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that a machine is supposed to mix peanuts, hazelnuts, cashews, and pecans in the ratio 5:2:2:1.

A can containing 500 of these mixed nuts was found to have 269 peanuts, 112 hazelnuts, 74 cashews, and 45 pecans.

Create hypotheses as

H0: Mixture is as per the ratio 5:2:2:1

Ha: Mixture is not as per the ratio

(Two tailed chi square test)

Expected values as per ratio are calculated as 5/10 of 500 and so on

Exp 250 100 100 50 500

Obs 269 112 74 45 500

O-E 19 - 12 - 26 - 5 0

Chi 1.343 1.286 9.135 0.556 12.318

square

df = 3

p value = 0.00637

Since p value < alpha, we reject H0

i. e. ratio is not as per the given