A Random Sample of 120 Sixth-Graders Were Asked to Pick

question 12

Multiple Choice

A random sample of 120 sixth-graders were asked to pick their preference from five different flavors of ice cream. the results are show below. A hypothesis test will be carried out to determine if there is evidence that the five flavors are not equally preferred. The test statistic will have a chi-square distribution with how many degrees of freedom (df) ?

• A)3
• B)4
• C)5
• D)8
• E)119

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