Professor Bu's Calculated Chi Square Value for a Set of Data

Multiple Choice

Professor Bu's calculated chi square value for a set of data was 11.92.The value for chi square at the .05 level in a table of values was 16.91.The professor can conclude

A) the null hypothesis should be rejected.
B) the relationship may be due to sampling error alone.
C) the alternate hypothesis should be accepted.
D) the relationship between variables is statistically significant.
E) the relationship is not due to sampling error.