Yates's correction for continuity
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Yates' correction for continuity — In statistics, Yates correction for continuity, or Yates chi square test is used in certain situations when testing for independence in a contingency table. It is a requirement that a chi square test have the assumption that the discrete… … Wikipedia
Continuity correction — In probability theory, if a random variable X has a binomial distribution with parameters n and p, i.e., X is distributed as the number of successes in n independent Bernoulli trials with probability p of success on each trial, then for any x ∈… … Wikipedia
Frank Yates — (May 12, 1902 June 17, 1994) was one of the pioneers of 20th century statistics. He was born in Manchester.Yates was the eldest of five children, and the only boy, born to Edith and Percy Yates. His father was a seed merchant. He attended a… … Wikipedia
McNemar's test — In statistics, McNemar s test is a non parametric method used on nominal data. It is applied to 2 × 2 contingency tables with a dichotomous trait, with matched pairs of subjects, to determine whether the row and column marginal… … Wikipedia
Pearson's chi-squared test — (χ2) is the best known of several chi squared tests – statistical procedures whose results are evaluated by reference to the chi squared distribution. Its properties were first investigated by Karl Pearson in 1900.[1] In contexts where it is… … Wikipedia
Nomogram — Smith chart which shows how the complex impedance of a transmission line varies along its length This article is about the graphical devices called nomograms. Not to be confused with nonograms, a kind of Japanese puzzle, or monograms, small… … Wikipedia
Chi-squared test — Chi square test is often shorthand for Pearson s chi square test. A chi square test, also referred to as chi squared test or χ2 test, is any statistical hypothesis test in which the sampling distribution of the test statistic is a chi square… … Wikipedia
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Chi-square test — is often shorthand for Pearson s chi square test. A chi square test (also chi squared or chi^2 test) is any statistical hypothesis test in which the test statistic has a chi square distribution when the null hypothesis is true, or any in which… … Wikipedia
Khi-deux — Test du χ² Pour la loi de probabilité, voir Loi du χ². Densité du χ² en fonction du nombre de degrés de liberté Le test du χ² (prononcer … Wikipédia en Français
Khi deux — Test du χ² Pour la loi de probabilité, voir Loi du χ². Densité du χ² en fonction du nombre de degrés de liberté Le test du χ² (prononcer … Wikipédia en Français
