Using a crosstab, we are investigating the relationship between educational degree (less than high school diploma, high school diploma, associate's degree, bachelor's degree, graduate degree) and agreement on a Likert-scale survey item (strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, strongly disagree). In this crosstab, how many degrees of freedom are there?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 16
D) 25

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The degrees of freedom for a crosstab (contingency table) are calculated using the formula (r-1)(c-1), where r is the number of rows and c is the number of columns. Here, we have 5 educational degrees and 5 Likert-scale responses, so the degrees of freedom are (5-1)(5-1) = 4*4 = 16.

Using a Crosstab, We Are Investigating the Relationship Between Educational