A sociobiology theory predicted that the amount of help offered by three groups would depend on the degree of kinship to the helped group. The degrees of kinship were 15 percent, 10 per-cent, and 0 percent. When the frequency of help data were analyzed, the chi square value was smaller than the tabled value for the appropriate degrees of freedom. The data
A) support sociobiological theory
B) do not support sociobiological theory
C) more information is necessary to answer this question.

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When the chi square value is smaller than the tabled value for the appropriate degrees of freedom, it indicates that there is no significant difference between the observed and expected frequencies. This means the observed data fit the expected pattern predicted by the sociobiology theory, thus supporting the theory.

A Sociobiology Theory Predicted That the Amount of Help Offered