A professor use chi-square test to examine the relationship between smoking and colon cancer. He followed a total of 480 people and the result was listed below. How many degrees of freedom are there in this table?

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A professor use chi-square test to examine the relationship between smoking and colon cancer. He followed a total of 480 people and the result was listed below. How many degrees of freedom are there in
this table?
No Colon
Total
Frequency
Colon Cancer
Cancer
Smokers
120
80
200
Non-smokerS
25
255
280
Total
145
335
480
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Transcribed Image Text:A professor use chi-square test to examine the relationship between smoking and colon cancer. He followed a total of 480 people and the result was listed below. How many degrees of freedom are there in this table? No Colon Total Frequency Colon Cancer Cancer Smokers 120 80 200 Non-smokerS 25 255 280 Total 145 335 480 For the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac).
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