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Which of the following statements about a goodness-of-fit test is false?
 a. It determines the likelihood that sample data have been generated from a population that conforms to a specified type of probability distribution.
  b. It compares the entire shapes of two (discrete or continuous) probability distributions: one describing known population data and the other one describing hypothetical sample data.
  c. The aim of the test might be limited to identifying only the family to which the underlying distribution belongs.
  d. The aim of the test might be limited to identifying only the family to which the underlying distribution belongs or it might go further, seeking even to identify a particular member of that family.
  e. None of these.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the chi-square distribution is false?
 a. A different chi-square distribution exists for each possible number of degrees of freedom.
  b. Because the chi-square random variable is a sum of squared deviations, negative values are impossible.
  c. All values range between zero and one.
  d. All chi-square distributions are skewed to the right.
  e. All of these.



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Answer to Question 1

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