A Variable Contains Five Categories $\alpha$ = 01, the Degrees of Freedom for This Test Are _______

question 66

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 degrees of freedom for this test are _______.

• A)5
• B)4
• C)3
• D)2
• E)1

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Definitions:

Net Operating Income

The total profit of a company after operating expenses are subtracted from total revenue but before deducting taxes and interest.

Absorption

The process in cost accounting of allocating all manufacturing costs, both fixed and variable, to individual units of production.

Variable Costing

A costing method that includes only variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs, used for internal decision-making processes.

Net Operating Income

The net profit of a company, calculated by deducting operating expenses from the gross profit.