In the goodness-of-fit chi-square test,under which assumption are the expected frequencies constructed?
A) The population follows the chi-square distribution.
B) The null hypothesis is true.
C) The alternative hypothesis is true.
D) The null hypothesis is false.
E) None of the above assumptions are necessary to construct the expected frequencies.

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The expected frequencies are constructed under the assumption that the null hypothesis is true. This assumption serves as a baseline for what we would expect to see in the data if the null hypothesis were indeed true.

In the Goodness-Of-Fit Chi-Square Test,under Which Assumption Are the Expected