The Degrees of Freedom for the Chi-Square Test for Goodness

question 71

Multiple Choice

The degrees of freedom for the chi-square test for goodness of fit is

• A)the number of categories minus one.
• B)the mean number of individuals per category minus the number of categories.
• C)the mean number of individuals per category minus one.
• D)the total number of individuals minus the number of categories.

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