To determine whether data were drawn from a specific distribution,we use a:
A) chi-square goodness-of-fit test.
B) chi-square test of a contingency table.
C) chi-square test for normality.
D) chi-square test for a population variance.

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The chi-square goodness-of-fit test is used to determine whether a set of observed frequencies differ significantly from the expected frequencies of a specific distribution. This test compares the observed frequencies to the expected frequencies and calculates a chi-square statistic to determine whether the differences between the two sets of frequencies are significant.

To Determine Whether Data Were Drawn from a Specific Distribution,we