The following table represents the number of absences on various days of the week at an_ elementary school. $$\begin{array} { c | c | c | c | c }
\text { Monday } & \text { Tuesday } & \text { Wednesday } & \text { Thursday } & \text { Friday } \
\hline 45 & 32 & 17 & 25 & 38
\end{array}$$ Identify the critical value for a goodness-of-fit test, assuming a 0.05 significance level.
A)χ2 = 5.991
B)χ2 = 7.815
C)χ2 = 9.488
D)χ2 = 11.071

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The following table represents the number of absences on various days of the week at an_ elementary school. $$\begin{array} { c | c | c | c | c } 
\text { Monday } & \text { Tuesday } & \text { Wednesday } & \text { Thursday } & \text { Friday } \
\hline 45 & 32 & 17 & 25 & 38
\end{array}$$ Identify the critical value for a goodness-of-fit test, assuming a 0.05 significance level.
A)χ2 = 5.991
B)χ2 = 7.815
C)χ2 = 9.488
D)χ2 = 11.071

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The degrees of freedom for the test is 4 (number of categories - 1). At a 0.05 significance level, the critical value for χ2 with 4 degrees of freedom is 9.488.

The Following Table Represents the Number of Absences on Various