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

question 60

Multiple Choice

A researcher had calculated the sample chi-square test statistic to be equal to c² = 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.
• E)alternative hypothesis is true.