On conditions for validity of the approximations to Fisher's exact test

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 935-954

  Martin Andres A ^a   Herranz Tejedor, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

2 2 tables; Binomial approximation; Condition for validity; Correction for continuity; Fisher's exact test; Poisson approximation; 2 tests

Indexed keywords

POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SOFTWARE TESTING;

2 × 2 TABLE; BINOMIAL APPROXIMATION; CONDITION; CONDITION FOR VALIDITY; CONTINUITY CORRECTIONS; CORRECTION FOR CONTINUITY; EXACT TESTS; FISHER EXACT TEST; POISSON APPROXIMATIONS; Χ+2$/ TEST;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

EID: 0031327420     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.4710390806     Document Type: Article

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