A goodness-of-fit test features a table that classifies data with respect to two qualitative variables that are each divided into two or more categories;numbers in such a table show the frequency of occurrence of all possible combinations of categories.

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A goodness-of-fit test is used to determine how well a set of observed frequencies fits a distribution of expected frequencies for a single categorical variable, not for the analysis of two qualitative variables in combination. The description given matches more closely with a contingency table analysis or a chi-square test of independence, which examines the relationship between two categorical variables.

A Goodness-Of-Fit Test Features a Table That Classifies Data with Respect