Mars, Inc. manufactures M&M's, one of the most popular candy treats in the world. The milk chocolate candies come in a variety of colors including blue, brown, green, orange, red, and yellow (M&M website, March 2012). The overall proportions for the colors are .24 blue, .13 brown, .20 green, .16 orange, .13 red, and .14 yellow. In a sampling study, several bags of M&M milk chocolates were opened and the following color counts were obtained.

Use a .05 level of significance and the sample data to test the hypothesis that the overall proportions for the colors are as stated above. What is your conclusion?

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Red 70 Yellow 80 Blue Green 89 Orange 84 105 72