You Are Examining Your Data Using a Chi Square Test $\quad$

question 12

Multiple Choice

You are examining your data using a chi square test and produce the following SPSS output. What should you conclude about your null hypothesis?
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$\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|c|c|}\hline & \text { Value } & \text { df } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Asym. Sig. } \\\text { (2-sided) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Exact Sig. } \\\text { (2-sided) }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Exact Sig. } \\\text { (1-sided) }\end{array} \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Pearson Chi- } \\\text { Square }\end{array} & .487^{\mathrm{a}} & 1 & .485 & & \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Continuity } \\\text { Correction }\end{array} & .216 & 1 & .642 & & \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Fisher's Exact } \\\text { Test }\end{array} & & & &.642 & .321 \\\hline \begin{array}{l}\text { Linear-by- } \\\text { Linear } \\\text { Association }\end{array}& .481 & 1 & .488 \\\hline \text { N of Valid Cases } & 80 & & & & \\\hline\end{array}$

• A) You should reject your null hypothesis.
• B) You should fail to reject your null hypothesis.
• C) You should reformulate your null hypothesis.
• D) Unable to determine.

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