In recent years, El Nino phenomena have been popularly blamed for a variety of weather effects. The accompanying table compares the number of springs with precipitation levels at least 2% above seasonal norms. Fourteen springs were sampled for each of three time periods related to El Nino cycles: (a) springs prior to a major El Nino cycle (either one or two years prior), (b) the springs within a major El Nino cycle (there are two springs per cycle), and (c) other springs, unrelated to an El Nino cycle. At the 0.05 level of significance, test the claim that the proportions of springs