SOLUTION: A machine is set to fill the small size packages of M&M candies with 56 candies per bag. A sample revealed: 3 bags of 56, 2 bags of 57, 1 bag of 55, and 2 bags of 58. How many degr

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Question 1158203: A machine is set to fill the small size packages of M&M candies with 56 candies per bag. A sample revealed: 3 bags of 56, 2 bags of 57, 1 bag of 55, and 2 bags of 58. How many degrees of freedom are there?.....A. 9
B. 1
C. 8
D. 7

Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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8 bags, 7 df for determining the mean, given an Ho of 56 per bag and an Ha of not 56, for example.
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