Practise interpreting chi-square p-values by assuming the null model is true and describing the probability of a statistic at least as large as the observed value.
A chi-square test of homogeneity was conducted to determine whether different racial groups have different distributions in the size of their social networks. The chi-square test statistic and the p-value of the test were 17.43 and 0.037 , respectively. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of the p-value?
Assuming that each racial group has the same distribution in size of social network, the probability of finding a test statistic of 17.43 or smaller is 0.037.
Assuming that each racial group has the same distribution in size of social network, the probability of finding a test statistic of 17.43 or larger is 0.037.
There is a 0.037 probability that the different racial groups have the same distribution of social networks.
There is a 0.037 probability that the different racial groups have different distributions of social networks.
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