Chi-square via The Onion's "Saying ‘Smells Okay’ Precedes 85% Of Foodborne Illnesses Annually"

Once again, The Onion publishes satire research (which should be, like, a submission category for JPSP) claiming to study phrases uttered before food poisoning happens.

https://www.theonion.com/report-saying-smells-okay-precedes-85-of-foodborne-1819579726

I've turned this fake research into fake data to conduct an actual chi-square test of goodness of fit.

Here is data that will give you a significant chi square, with 85% of participants falling into the "smells okay" category.


Did sick person say aid "Smells Okay" before eating leftovers?
No Yes
19 106

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