Degrees of Freedom for a Statistic Refers to the Number

question 64

Multiple Choice

Degrees of freedom for a statistic refers to the number of that are free to vary when calculating that statistic.

• A)sample statistics
• B)population parameters
• C)scores in the sample
• D)scores in the population

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