A four-year college wants students to live on campus during their first and second year.In a class of 18 students, the professor does a quick check to see the distribution of students across those two living options.What statistical test could be used to analyze these data?
A) paired-samples t test
B) chi-square test for independence
C) correlation
D) chi-square test for goodness-of-fit

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The chi-square test for goodness-of-fit is used to determine if there is a significant difference between the observed frequencies and the expected frequencies in categorical data, such as the distribution of students living on or off campus.

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