A Proofreader Checked 160 Ads for Grammatical Errors

question 40

Multiple Choice

A proofreader checked 160 ads for grammatical errors.The sample frequency distribution is shown below. A goodness-of-fit test to determine whether this sample came from a uniform distribution would result in a chi-square test statistic of approximately

• A)55
• B)79
• C)85
• D)161

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Definitions:

Population

A community of the same species members who live and interact with each other in a particular area.

British Clergyman

A religious leader authorized to perform sacred rituals and provide spiritual guidance within the context of the Christian Church in Britain.

Malthus

Refers to Thomas Malthus, an English economist and demographer known for his theory that population growth tends to outpace the growth of food supply, leading to inevitable checks on population.

Indefinitely

For an unspecified or unlimited period of time.