Evelyn wants to conduct a chi-square goodness of fit test to determine whether the roll of a single 6-sided die is random. What degrees of freedom should she use when determining her critical value? 4 5 7 6
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In this case, Evelyn wants to conduct a roll of a single 6-sided die, so there are 6 possible outcomes or categories (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). The degrees of freedom in a chi-square goodness of fit test are calculated as (number of categories - 1). In this case, there Show more…
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