On a 1 by k chi square, the tabled value needed for significance, at a given alpha level, cannot be found unless
A) the number of subjects is known
B) the number of categories is known
C) the number of rows is known
D) all of these

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The tabled value for significance in a chi square test depends on the degrees of freedom, which in turn depends on the number of categories. Therefore, the number of categories must be known in order to find the tabled value at a given alpha level. The number of subjects or number of rows do not affect the tabled value for significance.

On a 1 by K Chi Square, the Tabled Value