Consider a cell in a contingency table. Given the cell's row total of 80, the cell's column total of 60, and a sample size of 250, the cell's expected frequency:
A) equals 19.2
B) equals 3.125
C) equals 20.0
D) equals 1.786
E) equals 140

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The expected frequency for a cell is calculated by multiplying the row total by the column total and dividing by the total sample size. In this case, the expected frequency would be (80 * 60) / 250 = 19.2.

Consider a Cell in a Contingency Table