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Chapter 12: Q. 3 (page 520)

Recall that the number of degrees of freedom for the t-distribution used in a one-mean t-test depends on the sample size. Is that true for the chi-square distribution used in a chi-square.

Part (a): Goodness-of-fit test?

Part (b): Independence test?

Part (c): Homogeneity test?

Explain your answers.

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Part (a): No. The degrees of freedom for the chi-square goodness-of-fit test depends only upon the number of possible values for the variable under consideration.

Part (b): No. The degrees of freedom for the chi-square independence test depends only upon the number of possible values for the two variables under consideration.

Part (c): No. The degrees of freedom for the chi-square homogeneity test depends only upon the number of possible values for the variable under consideration.

Step by step solution

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Part (a) Step 1. Given information.

It is given that the number of degrees of freedom for the t-distribution used in a one-mean t-test depends on the sample size.

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Part (a) Step 2. Goodness-of-fit test is used.

The number of degrees of freedom for the t-distribution which is used in one-mean t-test depends on the sample size. While the chi-square distribution used in a chi-square goodness-of-fit test is not true as the degrees of freedom for the chi-square goodness-of-fit test under consideration depends on the number of possible values for the variable and not on the sample size.

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Part (b) Step 1. Independence test is used.

The number of degrees of freedom for the t-distribution which is used in a one-mean t-test depends on the sample size. The chi-square distribution used in a chi-square independence test is not true as the degrees of freedom for the chi-square independence test under consideration depends on the number of possible values for the two variables and not on the sample size.

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Part (c) Step 1. Homogeneity test is used.

The number of degrees of freedom for the t-distribution which is used in a one-mean t-test depends on the sample size. The chi-square distribution used in a chi-square homogeneity test is not true as the degrees of freedom for the chi-square homogeneity test under consideration depends on the number of possible values for the variable and not on the sample size.

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