Use the Following Set of Observed Frequencies to Test the Independence

question 56

Multiple Choice

Use the following set of observed frequencies to test the independence of the two variables.Variable one has values of 'A' and 'B'; variable two has values of 'C','D',and 'E'.
Using $\alpha$ = 0.05,the critical chi-square value is _______.

• A) 9.488
• B) 1.386
• C) 8.991
• D) 3.357
• E) 5.991

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