When a Category in a Contingency Table Has an Expected

question 76

Multiple Choice

When a category in a contingency table has an expected frequency of less than five,

• A)switch from a one-tailed test to a two-tailed test
• B)conclude that the two variables are independent
• C)double the expected frequency in every category
• D)combine two adjacent categories to obtain an expected frequency of five or more

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Definitions:

Least Squares Line

A line that minimizes the sum of the squares of the vertical deviations from each data point to the line, often used in linear regression.

Interval Variables

Variables where the intervals between the values are interpretable, allowing for meaningful comparison and arithmetic operations.

Interpretation

The process of explaining or understanding the meaning of data, actions, or events.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistic that indicates the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).