In a study of simulated juror decision making, Braden-Maguire, Sigal, and Perrino (2005) investigated the type of verdict assigned by study participants after they read a 12-page summary of a case involving a battered woman who had shot and killed her husband.In particular, the researchers manipulated the race of the defendant (African American or Caucasian) and the type of abuse suffered (emotional or physical).The dependent variable was the number of guilty verdicts.What type of chi-square test should the researchers use to analyze these data?
A) association
B) dissociation
C) goodness-of-fit
D) independence

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The researchers are investigating whether there is an association between two categorical variables (race of defendant and type of abuse suffered) and the outcome variable (number of guilty verdicts). Therefore, they should use a chi-square test of independence.

In a Study of Simulated Juror Decision Making, Braden-Maguire, Sigal