Randomly selected birth records were obtained, and categorized as listed in the table to the right. Use a 0.01

significance level to test the reasonable claim that births occur with equal frequency on the different days of the week. How might the apparent lower frequencies on Saturday and Sunday be explained?

Day	Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat
NumberofBirths	45	60	61	57	56	63	50

QUESTIONS:

1. Calculate the test statistic X2? (Round to three decimal places as needed.)

2. Calculate the P-value? (Round to four decimal places as needed.)

3. What is the conclusion for this hypothesis test? (Reject or Fail to reject)