A Chi-Square Goodness-Of-Fit Test Is to Be Performed to See

question 45

Multiple Choice

A chi-square goodness-of-fit test is to be performed to see if data fit the Poisson distribution. There are 6 categories, and λ must be estimated. How many degrees of freedom should be used?

• A) 6
• B) 5
• C) 4
• D) 3
• E) 2

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Definitions:

Population Variance

A measure of the spread of a population’s values, indicating how much the individuals within the population differ from the population mean.

Chi-Squared Distributed

Referring to a statistical distribution that is used to describe the distribution of the sum of squares of a set of variables, often used in hypothesis testing.

T-Distribution

A statistical distribution that occurs when calculating the average of a population with a normal distribution, under conditions where the sample size is small and the population's variance is not known.

Degrees of Freedom

The number of independent values or quantities that can vary in a statistical calculation.