Question

A researcher took a poll of people in his state. He asked each person if he or she had any pets (Yes or No) and to state his or her political party affiliation (Republican, Democrat, or Other). If the researcher computed a chi square test of independence using the responses, what would the degrees of freedom value be

Answer 1

DF = 2

Explanation:

Formula for degree of freedom is;

DF = n - 1

Where n is sample size

In this question, political party affiliation could be Republican, Democrat, or Other. Thus, sample size is 3.

DF = 3 - 1

DF = 2

Thus, degree of freedom value would be 2