On the minimum expected quantity for the validity of the chi-squared test in 2 X 2 tables

Journal of Applied Statistics

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 807-820

  Martin Andres A ^a   Herranz Tejedor, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

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EID: 0005498346     PISSN: 02664763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02664760050120506     Document Type: Article

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