The entries within the cells of a contingency table represent the number of individuals in the sample who are characterized by the corresponding levels of the _____ and are referred to as _____.
A)marginal frequencies;observed frequencies
B)contingency table;unexpected frequencies
C)variables;expected frequencies
D)variables;observed frequencies

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The cells in a contingency table represent the number of individuals who are characterized by the corresponding levels of the variables, so the correct option is D. The entries in these cells are referred to as observed frequencies, which represent the frequencies of the data that are actually observed in the sample. Marginal frequencies represent the total frequencies of each category in each variable, while expected frequencies are those that would be expected if there was no association between the variables.

The Entries Within the Cells of a Contingency Table Represent