Define the research question
Identify the categorical variables
State the null hypothesis
State the alternative hypothesis
Collect the observed frequencies
Create a contingency table or frequency table
Calculate the expected frequencies
Compute the chi-square statistic
Determine the degrees of freedom
Choose the significance level
Find the critical value or p-value
Compare the test statistic with the critical value or p-value
Reject or fail to reject the null hypothesis
Interpret the result in context
Report the chi-square value, degrees of freedom, and p-value