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chi-square test

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chi-square test
n.
A test that uses the chi-square statistic to test the fit between a theoretical frequency distribution and a frequency distribution of observed data for which each observation may fall into one of several classes.

chi-square test
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics a test derived from the chi-square distribution to compare the goodness of fit of theoretical and observed frequency distributions or to compare nominal data derived from unmatched groups of subjects


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of Southern Maine) discusses levels of data; presenting data tables and figures; mean, median, and mode; standard deviations, ranges, and quartiles; other descriptive statistics; probability and statistical significance; chi-square test of independence; scattergrams and correlation; Spearman's rho, Pearson's r, and correlation; t-test for paired and independent samples; one-way analysis of variance with post hoc tests; and nonparametric alternatives to common parametric tests.
 
 
 
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