3. A scientist predicts that the kittens born with a congenital birth defect will be 25% based on the hypothesis that it is caused be a recessive gene in that breed of cat. After surveying several litters, he found that 44 out of 125 kittens had the defect. Is his hypothesis correct? Observed Expected (o-e)/e X2 = ? Degrees of freedom = 1 Critical value = ?

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3. A scientist predicts that the kittens born with a congenital birth defect will be 25% based on the
hypothesis that it is caused be a recessive gene in that breed of cat. After surveying several litters, he
found that 44 out of 125 kittens had the defect. Is his hypothesis correct?
Observed
Еxpected
(o-e)/e
x2 = ?
Degrees of freedom = 1
Critical value= ?
Transcribed Image Text:3. A scientist predicts that the kittens born with a congenital birth defect will be 25% based on the hypothesis that it is caused be a recessive gene in that breed of cat. After surveying several litters, he found that 44 out of 125 kittens had the defect. Is his hypothesis correct? Observed Еxpected (o-e)/e x2 = ? Degrees of freedom = 1 Critical value= ?
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