What Does Fisher's Exact Probability Show

question 14

Multiple Choice

What does Fisher's exact probability show?

• A)It is the amount of variation that one variable can explain in the other variable.
• B)It tests whether the assumption of independence has been met.
• C)It tests whether the assumption of expected frequencies has been met.
• D)It is the probability of obtaining a chi-square value at least as big as the one observed if the null hypothesis were true.

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