Consider a multinomial experiment with 200 trials, and the outcome of each trial can be classified into one of five categories. In this case, how many degrees of freedom would be associated with the chi-square goodness-of-fit test?
A) 195
B) 40
C) 5
D) 4

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The degrees of freedom for a chi-square goodness-of-fit test in a multinomial experiment is given by (number of categories - 1) = (5-1) = 4. Therefore, the correct answer is D) 4.

Consider a Multinomial Experiment with 200 Trials, and the Outcome