A researcher obtains a negative value for the chi-square statistic in a chi-square goodness of fit test. What can a researcher conclude based on this result?   choices: The observed frequencies are consistently larger than the expected frequencies. The expected frequencies are consistently larger than the observed frequencies. There are large differences between the observed and expected frequencies. The researcher made a mistake because a chi-square value cannot be negative.

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A researcher obtains a negative value for the chi-square statistic in a chi-square goodness of fit test. What can a researcher conclude based on this result?
 
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  • The observed frequencies are consistently larger than the expected frequencies.
  • The expected frequencies are consistently larger than the observed frequencies.
  • There are large differences between the observed and expected frequencies.
  • The researcher made a mistake because a chi-square value cannot be negative.
 
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