A Researcher Reports Aχ 2(obtained) of 75

question 4

Multiple Choice

A researcher reports aχ 2(obtained) of 75.34 ( α=.05, df = 1,χ 2(critical) = 3.84, N = 13,678) . The researcher claims that the relationship is extremely significant. What issue should be raised?

• A) Degrees of freedom are much too small for a sample this large.
• B) Alpha is too low
• C) Sample size is very large and the actual relationship between the variables might be trivial.
• D) The value for χ 2 (critical) is much too low.

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