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Chapter 12: Additional Inferential Procedures

Section 12.1: Goodness-of-Fit Test

Knowledge Prerequisites

Sections 6.2, 9.1, and 10.1

Learning Goals

  1. declarative knowledge (definitions)
    1. Χ2-statistic
    2. goodness-of-fit test
    3. expected counts
  2. procedural knowledge
    1. calculate expected counts
    2. conduct a Χ2 test using the TI83/84: http://stats.jjw3.com/math1431/ti83chiSq.htm
    3. calculate the Χ2-statistic using the TI83/84
  3. conditional knowledge
    1. identify the requirements to perform goodness-of-fit test
    2. interpret the results of a goodness-of-fit test