Which of the Following Represents H₁ in a Chi-Squared Goodness-Of-Fit

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents H₁ in a chi-squared goodness-of-fit test to see if all 5 colors of a certain candy appear in the same proportion in the population?

• A)H₁: p₁ = p₂ = p₃ = p₄ = p₅ = 0.20.
• B)H₁: At least one proportion is not equal to 0.20.
• C)H₁: None of these proportions are equal.
• D)None of these choices.

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Definitions:

T-Score

A standardized score that describes how far an individual's score lies from the mean of a distribution, measured in standard deviation units.

Confidence Estimate

A range or single value derived from a sample statistic that covers an unknown population parameter with a certain confidence level.

T-Distribution

Is a type of probability distribution that is symmetric and bell-shaped, used in statistics when the sample size is small and the population standard deviation is unknown.

Degrees Of Freedom

The number of values in a calculation that are free to vary without violating any constraints, used to determine the shape of various statistical distributions.