Which of the Following Best Describes How the Concept of Degrees

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how the concept of degrees of freedom (df) is used in an χ² goodness-of-fit test?

• A) The df describes the strength of our conclusion.
• B) The df specifies which probability distribution we will use.
• C) The df is based on a list of how many hypotheses we are testing.
• D) The df is inversely related to the sample size.

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