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The degrees of freedom for chi-square equals _____.
 
  a. the sum of the rows and columns in the contingency table
  b. the product of the number of rows and columns in a contingency table
  c. the number of cells in the table minus one
  d. the number of rows minus one times the number of columns minus one

Question 2

A sample is a subset of a population.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

D
df = (r - 1)(c - 1), where r = the number of columns in the contingency table and c = the number of columns

Answer to Question 2

T



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