A Variable Contains Five Categories $\alpha$ = 01, the Observed Value of Chi-Square Is _______

question 19

Multiple Choice

A variable contains five categories.It is expected that data are uniformly distributed across these five categories.To test this, a sample of observed data is gathered on this variable resulting in frequencies of 27, 30, 29, 21, and 24.Using $\alpha$ = .01, the observed value of chi-square is _______.

• A)12.09
• B)9.82
• C)13.28
• D)17.81
• E)2.09

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