A researcher calculates a chi-square test statistic of 8.56.At a = .05 and n = 3,the critical value of the chi-square statistic is 7.81.What is the appropriate statistical conclusion?
A)Reject the null hypothesis.
B)Can't determine;not enough information given.
C)Fail to reject the null hypothesis.
D)Reject the alternative hypothesis.
E)Conclude that the null hypothesis is true.

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The calculated chi-square value (8.56) is greater than the critical value at a significance level of 0.05 and with 3 degrees of freedom (7.81). This suggests that there is sufficient evidence to reject the null hypothesis and accept the alternative hypothesis.

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