Two cells in a 2 by 2 table contain expected frequencies o4.The other two cells contain expected frequencies of 6.Which of the following statements is/are true about this table?
A)The Correction for Continuity should be used in testing the statistical significance of the results.
B)The Fisher's Exact Test should be used in testing the statistical significance of the results.
C)Pearson's chi-square statistic should be used in testing the statistical significance of the results.
D)None of these.

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When there are expected frequencies less than 5 in a contingency table, Fisher's Exact Test is the preferred method for testing significance as it provides more accurate results than other methods such as Chi-square test. The Correction for Continuity is used when dealing with continuous variables, not categorical variables such as those in contingency tables.

Two Cells in a 2 by 2 Table Contain Expected