You Test a Hypothesis of Independence of Two Variables

question 88

Multiple Choice

You test a hypothesis of independence of two variables. The number of observations is 500 and you have classified the data into a 4 by 4 contingency table. The test statistic has __________ degrees of freedom.

• A)16
• B)9
• C)499
• D)498

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Understand the concepts of binding and nonbinding price ceilings and floors.

Analyze the impact of government-imposed price controls on market equilibrium.

Identify the effects of minimum wage laws on employment and unemployment.

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