A Researcher Obtains a Negative Value for a Chi-Square Statistic

question 34

Multiple Choice

A researcher obtains a negative value for a chi-square statistic.What can you conclude because the value is negative?​

• A)​The observed frequencies are consistently larger than the expected frequencies.
• B)​The expected frequencies are consistently larger than the observed frequencies.
• C)​There are large differences between the observed and expected frequencies.
• D)​The researcher made a mistake; the value of the chi-square cannot be negative.

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