Consider a Cell in a Contingency Table

question 132

Multiple Choice

Consider a cell in a contingency table. Given the cell's row total of 80, the cell's column total of 60, and a sample size of 250, the cell's expected frequency:

• A) equals 19.2
• B) equals 3.125
• C) equals 20.0
• D) equals 1.786
• E) equals 140

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