A contingency table test was conducted on the independence of two ways of classi cation of the population of interest. The table had four rows and four columns. The sample size was equal to 350. What is the number of degrees of freedom for the sampling distribution of the test statistic? a) 4 b) 6 c) 9 d) 12 e) 346

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A contingency table test was conducted on the independence of two ways of classi cation of
the population of interest. The table had four rows and four columns. The sample size was equal to
350. What is the number of degrees of freedom for the sampling distribution of the test statistic?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 9
d) 12
e) 346

 

As per my understaning I am getting (c) 9. Is that correct?

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