A comparison of the three conditional exact tests in two-way contingency tables using the unconditional exact power

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 320-330

  Kang, Seung Ho ^a   Kim, Su Jin ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chi squared test; Fisher's exact test; Likelihood ratio test; Test of homogeneity; Type I error

Indexed keywords

CHI-SQUARED TEST; CONTINGENCY TABLE; EXACT POWER; EXACT TESTS; FISHER EXACT TEST; LIKELIHOOD RATIO TESTS; SMALL SAMPLES; TEST OF HOMOGENEITY; TWO WAYS; TYPE-I ERROR;

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EID: 10844235886     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200310031     Document Type: Article

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