The χ² Statistic Is Used to Test Whether the Assumption

question 56

Multiple Choice

The χ² statistic is used to test whether the assumption of normality is reasonable for a given population distribution. The sample consists of 5,000 observations and is divided into 6 categories (intervals) . The degrees of freedom for the chi-square statistic are

• A) 4,999.
• B) 6.
• C) 5.
• D) 4.
• E) 3.

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