Use a ?² Test to Test the Claim That in the Given

question 18

Essay

Use a ?² test to test the claim that in the given contingency table, the row variable and the column variable are independent
-Describe a goodness-of-fit test. What assumptions are made when using a goodness-of-fit test?

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