A Researcher Had Calculated the Sample Chi-Square Test Statistic to Be

question 14

Multiple Choice

A researcher had calculated the sample chi-square test statistic to be equal to |2 = 7.71.For an alpha level of 0.10 and 4 degrees of freedom,the critical value of the chi-square statistic is 7.78.The appropriate conclusion is that the

• A)sample result is likely to be attributed to chance alone.
• B)null hypothesis should not be rejected.
• C)null hypothesis should be rejected.
• D)Both a and b are correct.
• E)The alternative hypothesis is true.

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