Unlike other tests of significance, Chi square easily handles situations in which
a. the variables of interest have more than two categories or scores
b. the variables of interest have less than two categories or scores
c. variables are all ordinal in level of measurement
d. degrees of freedom exceed 100
a
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A. morphostatic system B. flexible system C. morphogenic system D. open system
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