On the validity condition of the chi-squared test in 2 × 2 tables

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Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-128

  Martin Andres A ^a   Sanchez Quevedo M J ^b   Tapia Garcia J M ^a   Silva Mato, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

2 2 tables; Asymmetry; Barnard's exact test; Chi squared test; Conditional test; Continuity correction; Fisher's exact test; Minimum expected quantity; Unconditional test; Validity conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 17844389492     PISSN: 11330686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02595399     Document Type: Article

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