IMP: chi sqaure & the confidence interval

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The discussion focuses on calculating the chi-square statistic and the confidence interval from a set of trial outputs: {5, 43, 60, 30, 4}. The user seeks to determine the chi-square value using a threshold of 5 and aims for a confidence interval of 99.99% or greater. The conversation references Wikipedia articles on goodness of fit and confidence intervals for additional context and guidance.

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Lets say you have 5 trials, and 5 output let's say {5, 43, 60, 30 , 4}...so how would u get the chi sqaure from here & the confidence interval. i haven't work on prob &statc in years, thanks a lot for help folks
 
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lets say u consider #5 as the thresh#, and for the numbers> 5, u tryto find the confiendnce interval for 99.99% or greater. thanks
 
Here are a couple of Wikipedia links that might shed some light on your questions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodness_of_fit"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_interval"
 
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