Which of the following is an appropriate description of the chi-square distribution? A) A chi-square distribution will only contain positive values and will be skewed right, with the skew becoming less pronounced with increasing degrees of freedom. B) A chi-square distribution will only contain positive values and will be skewed left, with the skew becoming less pronounced with increasing degrees of freedom. C) A chi-square distribution will only contain positive values and will be skewed right, with the skew becoming more pronounced with increasing degrees of freedom. D) A chi-square distribution will contain positive and negative values, and will be skewed right, with the skew becoming less pronounced with increasing degrees of freedom. E) A chi-square distribution will contain positive and negative values and will be skewed left, with the skew becoming less pronounced with increasing degrees of freedom.
Which of the following is an appropriate description of the chi-square distribution?
A) A chi-square distribution will only contain positive values and will be skewed right, with the skew becoming less pronounced with increasing degrees of freedom.
B) A chi-square distribution will only contain positive values and will be skewed left, with the skew becoming less pronounced with increasing degrees of freedom.
C) A chi-square distribution will only contain positive values and will be skewed right, with the skew becoming more pronounced with increasing degrees of freedom.
D) A chi-square distribution will contain positive and negative values, and will be skewed right, with the skew becoming less pronounced with increasing degrees of freedom.
E) A chi-square distribution will contain positive and negative values and will be skewed left, with the skew becoming less pronounced with increasing degrees of freedom.
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Answer: A) A chi-square distribution will only contain positive values and will be skewed right, with the skew becoming less pronounced with increasing degrees of freedom.
Explanation: Chi-square distributions are always positive and right-skewed, though the skew decreases as degrees of freedom increase.
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