x^2=Σ(o-e)^2/e
17. A candidate for mayor is discussing the crime rate in the city. She asks the police department to provide some statistics on how many people out of a group of 500
people were victims of four specific crimes. She expects that she can verify this information by doing her own survey. She then asks a group of 500 people to identify
whether they were victims of the same crimes. Her results are the observed quantities, and the police data are the expected quantities. The following is a table of the
results.
Category: observed/ expected
Robbery
24/18
Assault
15/21
Discrimination
79/56
Theft
124/138

Calculate the chi-square value for her survey. Remember, to calculate the chi-square value, use the formula shown.
A. 12.68
B. 8.56
C. 8.15
D. 14.58