The community hospital is studying its distribution of patients. A random sample of 313 patients presently in the hospital gave the following information:   Type of Patient     Old Rate of Occurrences     Present Number of Occurrences     Maternity Ward   20% 73   Cardiac Ward   32% 88   Burn Ward   10% 29   Children's Ward   15% 50   All Other Wards   23% 73 Test the claim at the 5% significance level that the distribution of patients in these wards has not changed. Select the [p-value, Decision to Reject (RH0) or Failure to Reject (FRH0)]. a) [p-value = 0.465, RH0] b) [p-value = 0.058, RH0] c) [p-value = 0.465, FRH0] d) [p-value = 0.233, RH0] e) [p-value = 0.058, FRH0]

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The community hospital is studying its distribution of patients. A random sample of 313 patients presently in the hospital gave the following information:
  Type of Patient     Old Rate of Occurrences     Present Number of Occurrences  
  Maternity Ward   20% 73
  Cardiac Ward   32% 88
  Burn Ward   10% 29
  Children's Ward   15% 50
  All Other Wards   23% 73

Test the claim at the 5% significance level that the distribution of patients in these wards has not changed.
Select the [p-value, Decision to Reject (RH0) or Failure to Reject (FRH0)].

a) [p-value = 0.465, RH0]
b) [p-value = 0.058, RH0]
c) [p-value = 0.465, FRH0]
d) [p-value = 0.233, RH0]
e) [p-value = 0.058, FRH0]
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