A School Psychologist Surveyed 75 Students (Both Boys and Girls)

Multiple Choice

A school psychologist surveyed 75 students (both boys and girls) who had been reported as "bullies" and asked them which bullying method they used most often: physical, verbal, psychological, or cyber-bullying. The results and an excerpt from this fictitious study follow:
Excerpt: "Based on a chi-square test for independence, there was a significant association between gender and bullying method, χ² (3, N = 75) = 11.85, p < .05."
-Which cutoff chi-square value is appropriate for testing the null hypothesis?

A) 3.841
B) 5.992
C) 7.815
D) 9.488