document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1041536>Question 1041536</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The _________________ are the number of values that are free to vary after a sample statistic has been computed. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #656506 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=656506\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> degrees of freedom.  There are several concepts, from matrices to the simplest--if you add n numbers to equal a fixed sum, n-1 of those numbers can vary. But once they are chosen, the last number is fixed. </SPAN>\n" );
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