The runs test is a nonparametric procedure for testing:
A) the amount of skewness in a population.
B) whether a population is normally distributed.
C) whether data are ordered.
D) whether data are from a random process.

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The runs test is used to test whether data are from a random process, meaning that there is no systematic pattern or trend in the data. It is a nonparametric test, meaning that it does not assume any specific distribution for the data. Therefore, the correct choice is (D). The runs test does not test for skewness or normality, nor does it test whether data are ordered.

The Runs Test Is a Nonparametric Procedure for Testing