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A Random Sample of 160 Car Accidents Are Selected and Categorized

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A random sample of 160 car accidents are selected and categorized by the age of the driver determined to be at fault. The results are listed below. The age distribution of drivers for the given categories is 18%18 \% for the under 26 group, 39%39 \% for the 264526 - 45 group, 31%31 \% for the 456545 - 65 group, and 12%12 \% for the group over 65 . Calculate the chi-square test statistic χ2\chi ^ { 2 } used to test the claim that all ages have crash rates proportional to their driving rates.
 Age  Under 26 26454665 Over 65 Drivers 66392530\begin{array}{l|cccc}\text { Age } & \text { Under 26 } & 26-45 & 46-65 & \text { Over } 65 \\\hline \text { Drivers } & 66 & 39 & 25 & 30\end{array}


A) 85.12385.123
B) 95.43195.431
C) 75.10175.101
D) 101.324101.324

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