the chi-square statistic Flashcards
1
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chi-square test
A
a goodness of fit test; determines how well the frequency distribution for a sample fits the population distribution that is specified by the null hypothesis
2
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observed frequency
A
the number of individuals from a sample who are classified in a particular category
3
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expected frequency
A
the frequency value for each category is the frequency value that is predicted from the null hypothesis and the sample size
