The Sampling Distribution of the Test Statistic for a Goodness-Of-Fit

question 93

Multiple Choice

The sampling distribution of the test statistic for a goodness-of-fit test with k categories is a:

• A) chi-squared distribution with k - 1 degrees of freedom.
• B) normal distribution.
• C) Student t-distribution with k - 1 degrees of freedom.
• D) None of these choices.

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Definitions:

A-not-B Error

A phenomenon observed in developmental psychology where infants will search for an object where they last found it, rather than its new location, indicating a lack of object permanence understanding.

Infants

Young children from birth to one year old who are entirely dependent on adults for care.

Objects

Material items that can be seen and touched, and are distinguishable from ideas or thoughts.

Piaget

A Swiss psychologist renowned for his theories on cognitive development in children, positing stages through which children's thinking evolves from simple to complex structures.