Clinical Biostatistics: Lucky for Spurs?, suggested answer 1

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Is it "Lucky for Spurs if the year ends in one"?

Whether Totenham Hotspur won a trophy by last digit of year at the end of the season

	Ends in a “1”	Doesn’t end in a “1”	Total
Trophy	8	8	16
No trophy	1	73	74
Total	9	81	90
Fisher's exact test: P<0.00001
(1915-18 and 1940-45 excluded)

1. What is the null hypothesis being tested here?

Suggested answer

The null hypothesis is that the proportion of years ending in one in which Spurs win a trophy is the same as the proportion of years ending in a digit other than one in which Spurs win a trophy.

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