How were the degrees of freedom calculated?

A researcher is examining the link between pet ownership (three categories: no pet, dog, cat) and depression (two categories: Yes, No). In the Results section of her publication, you read the information: ?2(2, N = 800) = 6.72, p < .05.


Ans: The degrees of freedom for the three categories of pet ownership was calculated 3-1=2. The degrees of freedom for the two categories of depression was calculated 2-1=1. We take 2x1=2.

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