THE NUMBER OF DEGREES OF FREEDOM FOR CALCUI -ATING THE CRITICAL VALUE OF THE PEARSON CRITERION, IF THE NUMBER OF INTERVALS S , THE NUMBER OF UNKNOWN DISTRIBUTION PARAMETERS L, THE SAMPL E VOLUME n IS CALCULAT ED BY THE FORMULA Select one: =s-1-1 =n-5 =s-2 =n-2 =s+1

The correct answer is: $=n-2$<br /><br />Explanation: The number of degrees of freedom for calculating the critical value of the Pearson criterion is calculated using the formula $n-2$, where $n$ is the sample volume. This formula accounts for the number of intervals $s$ and the number of unknown distribution parameters $L$.