A Researcher Is Interested in Analyzing a Set of Nominal

question 23

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in analyzing a set of nominal data to determine if the observed pattern of frequencies corresponds to the expected pattern. The appropriate statistical technique is

• A) chi-square goodness-of-fit.
• B) regression analysis.
• C) z-test for comparing sample proportion against a standard.
• D) z-test for comparing sample mean against a standard.
• E) frequency analysis.

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