The marital status distribution of the U.S. male population, age 15 and older, is as shown...

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The marital status distribution of the U.S. male population, age15 and older, is as shown below.
Marital Status Percent
nevermarried 31.3
married 56.1
widowed 2.5
divorced/separated 10.1
Suppose that a random sample of 400 U.S. young adult males, 18to 24 years old, yielded the following frequency distribution. Weare interested in whether this age group of males fits thedistribution of the U.S. adult population at the 5% level.Calculate the frequency one would expect when surveying 400 people.Fill in the table below, rounding to two decimal places.
Marital Status Frequency ExpectedFrequency
nevermarried 138
married 239
widowed 3
divorced/separated 20
A. What are the degrees of freedom? (Enter an exact number as aninteger, fraction, or decimal.)
B. State the distribution to use for the test.
C. What is the test statistic? (Round your answer to two decimalplaces.)
D. What is the p-value? (Round your answer to four decimalplaces.)
E. Alpha (Enter an exact number as an integer, fraction, ordecimal.)
Î± =

Marital Status	Percent
nevermarried	31.3
married	56.1
widowed	2.5
divorced/separated	10.1

Marital Status	Frequency	ExpectedFrequency
nevermarried	138
married	239
widowed	3
divorced/separated	20

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We are given with table which shows the of distribution toeach classMarital StatusProbabilitynever married0313married0561widowed0025divorcedseparated0101So we will now See Answer

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