Nicole is studying a two-way table. She has computed the relative frequencies by column for each cell. What characteristic of the data will imply an association between the two variables?

When relative frequencies are calculated by column, compare the values across columns for each row. If the row’s relative frequencies differ significantly from one column to another, the distribution of one variable depends on the other, indicating an association. Nearly identical relative frequencies would instead suggest little or no association.

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