A chi-square test is used to determine if there is a significant difference between the observed and expected frequencies in a contingency table. If the observed frequencies are O1, O2, O3 and expected frequencies are E1, E2, E3, what is the formula for calculating the chi-square statistic?

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A chi-square test is used to determine if there is a significant difference between the observed and expected frequencies in a contingency table. If the observed frequencies are O1, O2, O3 and expected frequencies are E1, E2, E3, what is the formula for calculating the chi-square statistic?
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The formula for calculating the chi-square statistic is:

χ2 = Σ((Oi - Ei)^2 / Ei), where i = 1,2,3.... (the number of categories)

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