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:

Cenozoic

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Mesozoic

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Paleozoic

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