Maximally selected chi-square statistics and binary splits of nominal variables

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 838-848

  Boulesteix, Anne Laure ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Association test; Categorical variables; Contingency table; Exact distribution; Selection bias; Variable selection

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION TEST; CATEGORICAL VARIABLES; CHI-SQUARE STATISTICS; COMBINATORIAL APPROACH; CONTINGENCY TABLE; CUT-POINT; EXACT DISTRIBUTION; NOMINAL VARIABLES; SELECTION BIAS; VARIABLES SELECTIONS;

STATISTICS;

EID: 33750533760     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200510191     Document Type: Article

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