You Are Doing a Chi-Square Test and the Sample Results

question 15

Multiple Choice

You are doing a chi-square test and the sample results are consistent with the research hypothesis. On the basis of the following output, what should you do?
Chi-Square Tests
$\begin{array}{|l|r|r|r|}\hline & \text { Value } & \text { df } & \begin{array}{c}\text { Asymp. Sig. } \\\text { (2-sided) }\end{array} \\\hline \text { Pearson Chi-Square } & 13.951^{*} & 6 & .030 \\\text { Likelihood Ratio } & 14.910 & 6 & 021 \\\text { Linear-byLinear } & 7474 & 1 & 006 \\\text { Association } & & & \\\text { N of Valid Cases } & 144 & & \\\hline\end{array}$
a. 5 cells $( 41.7 \% )$ have expected count less than 5 . The minimum expected count is 48 .

• A) Stop! There is an expected count problem.
• B) The significance level is .021 so you reject the null hypothesis of independence.
• C) The significance level is .030 so you reject the null hypothesis of independence.
• D) The significance level is .030 so you do not reject the null hypothesis of independence.

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