Select the null hypothesis for a test of independence.
A) The row and column variables are normally distributed.
B) The row and column variables are independent.
C) The row and column variables are dependent.
D) The row and column variables have equal means.

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The null hypothesis for a test of independence is that the row and column variables are independent. Therefore, choice B is the best choice. The other choices (A, C, and D) are unrelated to the concept of independence and do not form a suitable null hypothesis for this test.

Select the Null Hypothesis for a Test of Independence