Practice mode Hypothesis Testing

A chi-square goodness-of-fit test has 6 categories and no parameters estimated from the data. What are its degrees of freedom?

Correct answer B. 5

Explanation

Degrees of freedom equal the number of categories minus one when no parameters are estimated, because the expected totals must match. So df = 6 − 1 = 5.

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