Professor Smigel Calculated a Chi Square of 83

question 24

Multiple Choice

Professor Smigel calculated a chi square of 83.26 on a set of data.The value for chi square in the table at the .05 level (< .05) was 16.91.Smigel concluded that

• A)it is improbable that the observed relationship could have resulted from sampling error alone.
• B)the null hypothesis was rejected.
• C)there is a statistically significant relationship at the .05 level.
• D)the null hypothesis was rejected, and there is a statistically significant relationship at the .05 level.
• E)the null hypothesis was rejected, there is a statistically significant relationship at the .05 level, and it is improbable that the observed relationship could have resulted from sampling error alone.

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