The Chi-Square Distribution for Developing a Confidence Interval for a Standard

question 22

Multiple Choice

The chi-square distribution for developing a confidence interval for a standard deviation has degrees of freedom.

• A) n + 2
• B) n +1
• C) n
• D) n - 1
• E) n - 2

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