A Variable Contains Five Categories $\alpha$ = 01, the Critical Value of Chi-Square Is _______

question 46

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 critical value of chi-square is _______.

• A)7.78
• B)15.09
• C)9.24
• D)13.28
• E)15.48

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