Six People Have Declared Their Intentions to Run for a Trustee

Multiple Choice

Six people have declared their intentions to run for a trustee seat in the next local election. A
Political poll is conducted during the campaign among 1,020 voters to determine if there is any clear
Preference among the voters. The responses are shown below.
If the computed chi-square is 30, what is your decision at the 1% level of significance? What is your
Decision at the 5% level of significance?

A) Reject H0; preferences among the candidates exist at the 1% level of significance; also reject at the 5% level of significance.
B) Reject H0 at the 1% level of significance but not at the 5% level of significance.
C) Reject H0 at the 5% level of significance but not at the 1% level of significance.
D) Accept Ho at both the 5% and 1% levels of significance; no preferences among the candidates exist.