A machine is set to fill the small size packages of MM candi

A machine is set to fill the small size packages of M&M candies with 56 candies per bag. A sample revealed: 7 bags of 56, 2 bags of 57, 5 bag of 55, and 5 bags of 58. How many degrees of freedom are there?

a. 14

b. 15

c. 18

d. 1

Solution

Answer: 14

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Solutions/Discussion:

n = the sample size
n = # of bags sampled
n = 6 + 2 + 2 + 5
n = 15 bags

df = n-1
df = 15-1
df = 14

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