Ch. 14 Chi Squared Test

Sections covered: 14.3

14.3 Two-Way Contingency Tables

Skip: pp. 639-643, including “Testing for Homogeneity”

Focus on “Testing for Independence (Lack of Association)”

Notes on the chi square test formula on p. 644:

  • Write the null hypothesis as a sentence, not as in the book. (For example: “Class and Survival Status are independent.”)

  • “estimated expected” in the textbook is the same as “expected” used in class

  • \(i\) and \(j\) refer to the number of rows and columns in the table

Resources

Chi Square Calculator

Chi Square Table