What Is the Correct Formula for the Chi-Square Statistic?
A) $x ^ { 2 } = \sum \left[ \frac { ( O - E ) } { E } \right]$

question 90

Multiple Choice

What is the correct formula for the chi-square statistic?

• A) \(x ^ { 2 } = \sum \left[ \frac { ( O - E ) } { E } \right]\)
• B) \(x ^ { 2 } = \sum \left[ \frac { ( O - E ) ^ { 2 } } { E } \right]\)
• C) \(\chi ^ { 2 } = \sum ( O - E ) ^ { 2 }\)
• D) \(x ^ { 2 } = \sum \left[ \frac { ( O - E ) } { E } \right] ^ { 2 }\)

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