Activity 17.1
Computing and Interpreting a Chi Square

Calculate the chi square value for Table 17.2 (below). When finished, check the Table of Chi Square Values in the appendix to see if the chi square value reaches statistical significance.

Cell	Expected Cell Frequency	space(O - E) (O - E)2 (O - E)2 ) E
Upper left
Upper center
Upper right
Middle left
Middle center
Middle right
Lower left
Lower center
Lower right
	Sum=	= Chi Square Value

Are the findings in Table 17.2 (above) statistically significant? How do you know that? Do you think they are substantively significant?