Chapter 13: Inferential Statistics and Distributions
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GOF-Test
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GOF
-Test
(Chi Square Goodness of Fit; item D) performs a test to confirm that sample data is
from a population that conforms to a specified distribution. For example,
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GOF can confirm that
the sample data came from a normal distribution.
In the example:
list 1={16, 25, 22, 8, 10}
list 2={16.2, 21.6, 16.2, 14.4, 12.6}
The Chi-square
Goodness of Fit
input screen:
Note:
Press
… ~ ~
to
select
TESTS
. Press
†
several times to select
D:X
2
GOF-Test...
Press
Í
.
To enter data for
df (degree of freedom),
press
† † †
. Type 4.
Calculated
results:
Drawn results: