In a chi-square test of independence, the term "expected frequency" generally refers to
A) the distribution of people over categories on the measured variables under the assumption of equal numbers of people in all cells.
B) the distribution of people over categories on one variable expected if the distribution of people over categories on the other variable is completely unrelated to it.
C) the examination of the spread of the grouping variable to see if it is truly an independent variable.
D) the population's distribution of the scores on the measured variable as estimated by the sample data.
B
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