The Following Table Represents the Number of Absences on Various

Multiple Choice

The following table represents the number of absences on various days of the week at an elementary school. $\begin{array}{c|c|c|c|c}\text { Monday } & \text { Tuesday } & \text { Wednesday } & \text { Thursday } & \text { Friday } \\\hline 45 & 32 & 17 & 25 & 38\end{array}$

Identify the critical value for a goodness-of-fit test, assuming a $0.05$ significance level.

A) $\chi ^ { 2 } = 5.991$
B) $\chi ^ { 2 } = 7.815$
C) $\chi ^ { 2 } = 9.488$
D) $\chi ^ { 2 } = 11.071$