A Researcher Believes That a Variable Is Poisson Distributed Across

question 102

Multiple Choice

A researcher believes that a variable is Poisson distributed across six categories.To test this,a random sample is selected,and one parameter is estimated.Using α = 0.05,the critical chi-square value for this goodness-of-fit test is:

• A)11.143
• B)11.071
• C)7.779
• D)9.488

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