A1992 poll conducted by the university of montana classified respondents by gender and political party, as shown in the table below. we wonder if there is an association between gender and party affiliation. which of the following would be the appropriate type of test to investigate our hypothesis?

(democratic | republican | independent )
male= ( 36 | 45 | 24 )
female= ( 48 | 33 | 16 )
a. chi-squared test of good fit with 6 degrees of freedom
b. chi-squared test of independence with 2 degrees of freedom
c. chi-squared test of good fit with 2 degrees of freedom
d. chi-squared test of independence with 6 degrees of freedom