The expected cell count for the row a and column b entry in a bivariate contingency table is equal to the product of the row a and column b marginal totals.

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The expected cell count for the row a and column b entry in a bivariate contingency table is actually equal to (row a marginal total x column b marginal total) divided by the total number of observations in the table. This is known as the expected frequency.

The Expected Cell Count for the Row a and Column