The expected frequency in a goodness of fit test for a multinomial population is calculated by:
A)multiplying the hypothesized category probability by the sample size.
B)multiplying the observed frequency by the category probability.
C)dividing the observed frequency by the sample size.
D)adding five to the observed frequency.
E)none of the above.

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The expected frequency in a goodness of fit test for a multinomial population is calculated by multiplying the hypothesized category probability by the sample size. This gives the expected number of observations in each category under the null hypothesis.

The Expected Frequency in a Goodness of Fit Test for a Multinomial