Use the Following: Hypothesis: Police Citations for Traffic Violations Are $\begin{array}{lllll}18-27 & 28-37 & 38-47 & 48-57 & 58 \text { and over }\\\text { fo } &35 & 25 & 15 & 13 & 12\end{array}$

question 31

Short Answer

Use the following: Hypothesis: Police citations for traffic violations are a function of the age of the driver. A random sample of 50 drivers was selected from the population of cited traffic violators during a one-month period. The drivers were categorized according to age, and the frequencies for each category were established. AGE OF DRIVER
$\begin{array}{lllll}18-27 & 28-37 & 38-47 & 48-57 & 58 \text { and over }\\\text { fo } &35 & 25 & 15 & 13 & 12\end{array}$

-Indicate the number of degrees of freedom.

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