11.1: Prelude to the Chi-Square Distribution
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Have you ever wondered if lottery winning numbers were evenly distributed or if some numbers occurred with a greater frequency? How about if the types of movies people preferred were different across different age groups? What about if a coffee machine was dispensing approximately the same amount of coffee each time? You could answer these questions by conducting a hypothesis test.
You will now study a new distribution, one that is used to determine the answers to such questions. This distribution is called the chi-square distribution. In this chapter, you will learn the three major applications of the chi-square distribution: