To Address Whether Two Variables Are Related in a Contingency

question 37

Multiple Choice

To address whether two variables are related in a contingency table,the alternative hypothesis,H₁,is:

• A)The two variables are independent.
• B)The two variables are dependent.
• C)The two variables are equal.
• D)None of these choices.

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Definitions:

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