When the obtained value of chi square is equal to the critical, table value for a given number of degrees of freedom, then
A) Ho is rejected
B) There is a failure to reject Ho
C) the alternate hypothesis is accepted
D) none of these, since no conclusions are possible when the obtained value

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When the obtained value of chi square is equal to the critical table value for a given number of degrees of freedom, it means that the observed data is just as likely to have occurred under the null hypothesis as under the alternative hypothesis. Therefore, there is no reason to reject the null hypothesis.

When the Obtained Value of Chi Square Is Equal to the Critical