Another study from the book A Handbook of Small Data Sets (Hand et al., 1993) describes the

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Another study from the book A Handbook of Small Data Sets (Hand et al., 1993) describes the family structure in the Hutterite Brethren, a religious group that is essentially a closed population with nearly all marriages involving members of the group. The researchers were interested in studying the offsprings of such families. The following data list the of sons in families with seven children.

a. Test the hypothesis that the number of sons in a family of seven children follows a binomial distribution with Ï€ = .5. Use a = .05.
b. Suppose that p is unspecified. Evaluate the general fit of a binomial distribution. Using the p-value from your test statistic, comment on the adequacy of using a binomial model for this situation.
c. Compare your results from parts (a) and (b).

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