document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1097420>Question 1097420</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 600 students took a chemistry test. You sampled 100 students to estimate the average score and the standard deviation. How many degrees of freedom were there in the estimation of the standard deviation?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a) 599<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) 99<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(d) 100 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #711839 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><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=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=711839\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> degrees of freedom(DF) = sample size - 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "DF = 100 -1 = 99<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer is (c)<BR>\n" );
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