In a research study conducted to determine if arrests were related to the socioeconomic class of the offender, the chi square critical score was 9.488 and the chi square test statistic was 12.2 . We can conclude that

a. the variables are independent
b. being in a certain socioeconomic class causes arrests
c. the variables are dependent
d. the probability of getting these results by random chance alone is 0.5.


c

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What will be an ideal response?

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