To determine whether data were drawn from a multinomial distribution with certain proportions,you use a:
A)chi-squared goodness-of-fit test.
B)chi-squared test of a contingency table.
C)chi-squared test for normality.
D)None of these choices.

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A chi-squared goodness-of-fit test is specifically designed to test whether data are drawn from a specific distribution, such as a multinomial distribution with given proportions. The other options (B and C) are designed to test for different types of associations or patterns in data, and are not appropriate for testing for conformity to a specific distribution.

To Determine Whether Data Were Drawn from a Multinomial Distribution