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Officer McNair is forced to make several decisions regarding this case.Should he take a report, should he actively look for the intruder, or should he interview witnesses? Determining what is the best solution to the problem is an important component to an officer's job.This is often referred to as:


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Chi-Square Distribution

The chi-square distribution is a statistical distribution used in hypothesis testing that is applicable to variables measured on a nominal scale, primarily for goodness-of-fit and independence tests.

Test Statistic

A numerical value calculated from a sample and used in hypothesis testing to evaluate the plausibility of the null hypothesis.

Critical Region

The set of values for which the null hypothesis is rejected in a statistical test.

Null Hypothesis

A default assumption in statistical hypothesis testing that there is no effect or no difference, used as a basis for testing statistical significance.

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