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# Statistics for The Behavioral

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## Quiz 11 : Chi-Square Tests and Strategies When Population Distributions Are Not Normal

When carrying out a chi-square test for independence, a good check on your arithmetic in figuring the expected frequencies is to make sure that:
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The main idea of a chi-square test is that you:
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A situation of no relation between variables in a contingency table is known as:
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A(n)__________ statistic reflects the overall lack of fit between the expected and observed frequencies.
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A cell's expected frequency is:
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All of the following are steps in figuring the chi-square statistic EXCEPT:
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In a chi-square test, the variables are:
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The inventor of the chi-square test was:
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A contingency table is a table in which:
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The __________ distribution is always greater than 0 and skewed to the right (most scores clumped on the left, with a tail on the right).
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The formula for the chi-squared statistic is:
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In a chi-square test, the number of people in a category or cell expected or anticipated if the null hypothesis was true is known as:
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The exact shape of the chi-square distribution depends on the:
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A __________ is a table in which the distributions of two nominal variables are set up so that you have the frequencies of their combinations, as well as the totals.
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In a 3 by 4 contingency table, there are:
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In a chi-square test for goodness of fit, the null hypothesis is that:
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