The Contingency Table Below Shows the Results of a Random

Multiple Choice

The contingency table below shows the results of a random sample of 200 state representatives that was conducted to see whether their opinions on a bill are related to their party affiliation. $$\begin{array} { l | c c c } & { \text { Opinion } } \\\hline \text { Party } & \text { Approve } & \text { Disapprove } & \text { No Opinion } \\\text { Republican } & 42 & 20 & 14 \\\text { Democrat } & 50 & 24 & 18 \\\text { Independent } & 10 & 16 & 6\end{array}$$ Find the chi-square test statistic, χ $$\chi ^ { 2 }$$ to test the claim of independence.

A) 8.030
B) 11.765
C) 7.662
D) 9.483