In a 2006 study, Gortmake and colleagues surveyed 80 lesbian and gay students at a large Midwestern state university to assess their experiences and their perceptions of the campus climate regarding lesbians and gays.One of the questions the researchers were interested in was whether a person's "outness" depended on his or her gender.All participants were classified as closeted or as out.What type of chi-square test should the researchers use to answer the question of whether outness varies with gender?
A) association
B) dissociation
C) goodness-of-fit
D) independence

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The independence chi-square test is appropriate for determining whether two categorical variables are independent, which would be the case if a person's outness does not depend on his or her gender.

In a 2006 Study, Gortmake and Colleagues Surveyed 80 Lesbian