In a contingency table, the number in each cell of the table is
A) the number of categories used to classify the participants.
B) the number of individuals in the sample who are classified in a particular category.
C) the total number of individuals in the sample.
D) the number of individuals who would be expected to belong to a particular category by chance.

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The number in each cell of a contingency table represents the number of individuals in the sample who are classified in a particular category, based on the combination of two categorical variables.

In a Contingency Table, the Number in Each Cell of the Table