Which of the following statements is correct regarding the chi-square distribution?
A)The distribution is negatively skewed.
B)Chi-square is based on two sets of degrees of freedom,one for the numerator and one for the denominator.
C)The shape of the distribution is based on the degrees of freedom.
D)The variance of the distribution is equal to one.

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The shape of the chi-square distribution is based on the degrees of freedom. The distribution is positively skewed and the variance of the distribution depends on the degrees of freedom as well. Option A is incorrect as the distribution is positively skewed. Option B is incorrect as the numerator and denominator degrees of freedom are not two separate sets but are linked. Option D is incorrect as the variance of the distribution is dependent on the degrees of freedom.

Which of the Following Statements Is Correct Regarding the Chi-Square