Consider a cell in a contingency table.Given the cell's row total of 40,the cell's column total of 50,and a sample size of 250,the cell's expected frequency:
A)equals 8.
B)equals 5.
C)equals 40.
D)cannot possibly be determined without additional information.

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The expected frequency for a cell in a contingency table is calculated as (row total * column total) / sample size. Here, it would be (40 * 50) / 250 = 8.

Consider a Cell in a Contingency Table