Does chi-square allow a researcher to conclude that one variable causes the other?
a. no
b. only when the variables are perfectly correlated
c. not unless the expected frequency of one of the cells in the contingency table is <5
d. yes
A
A significant chi-square indicates the presence of a relationship between variables but does not permit a causal conclusion.
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