The Statistical Significance of the Association or Relationship Between Two

Multiple Choice

The statistical significance of the association or relationship between two categorical variables is examined using a value known as the chi-square statistic, and a corresponding p-value that assesses the chance of getting this value for the Chi-square statistic or one even larger. Suppose the p-value of the test turns out to be 0.18. In this case, we should decide that

A) there is only an 18% chance that the observed relationship occurred by chance, so we can say that the relationship is statistically significant.
B) the observed relationship most likely did not occur by chance, so we can say that the relationship is statistically significant.
C) the observed relationship most likely did not occur by chance, so we cannot say that the relationship is statistically significant.
D) the observed relationship could have occurred by chance, so we cannot say that the relationship is statistically significant