Define chi-square and explain its function.

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? Chi-square (symbolized by the Greek letter chi, squared, x2) is a test of the independence of the relationship between nominal or categorical variables. It asks whether the two variables are independent, exhibit no relationship or an association due to chance, or are dependent where the relationship is real and would seldom occur due to chance alone.
? The chi-square statistic compares observed cell frequencies with expected cell frequencies (or values that could be expected by chance, given table marginals); then, use of the chi-square formula assesses the probability of obtaining such a value by chance using a table of expected chi-square values from any statistical textbook.

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