A Chi-Square Test of Independence Is a One-Tailed Test

question 59

Multiple Choice

A chi-square test of independence is a one-tailed test. The reason is that:

• A)we are testing whether the frequencies exceed their expected values.
• B)we square the deviations, so the test statistic lies at or above zero.
• C)hypothesis tests are one-tailed tests when dealing with sample data.
• D)the chi-square distribution is positively skewed.

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