The Degrees of Freedom in a Goodness of Fit Test

question 143

True/False

The degrees of freedom in a goodness of fit test for a multinomial distribution with 5 categories are (5 − 2) = 3.

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FICA Tax

Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax, which funds Social Security and Medicare, charged to both employers and employees.

Federal Unemployment Tax

A tax paid by employers to fund the government's unemployment benefits.

Federal Unemployment Tax Rate

The rate at which employers are taxed by the federal government to fund the unemployment benefits and administrative costs of the federal unemployment insurance program.

Current Liabilities

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