alleryStart learning →The test of independence and the test for homogeneity differ in whether the question concerns:
AMeans or the medians
BSamples or censuses
CThe rows or columns
DOne population or two
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. One population or two
1. Both tests use the same statistic but answer different questions.
2. The test of independence asks whether two variables are related.
3. The test for homogeneity can be used to draw a conclusion about whether two populations have the same distribution.
4. So the number of populations involved is what separates them.
_Source: OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 11 'The Chi-Square Distribution', sections 11.1-11.5_
Keep practising The Chi-Square Distribution
Browse all The Chi-Square Distribution questions for AP Statistics, or explore more Statistics topics.
Related questions
Complete the chi-square ruleTrue or false: chi-squareMatch each chi-square termWhich chi-square test is it?Comparing all three chi-square tests, the one that involves only a single categorical variPutting observed values in one list and expected values in another is the setup for:The chi-square test is right-tailed because the statistic can only be:A chi-square statistic near zero would indicate that the data: