A statistical test conducted to determine whether to reject or not reject a hypothesized probability distribution for a population is known as a
A) comparison test.
B) probability test.
C) goodness of fit test.
D) normality test.

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The goodness of fit test is used to determine whether a hypothesized probability distribution for a population fits the observed data. It compares the observed distribution to the expected distribution, and then determines whether the differences between the two are statistically significant. The other options (comparison test, probability test, normality test) are not specifically designed to test for the fit of a probability distribution to a population.

A Statistical Test Conducted to Determine Whether to Reject or Not