chi2_yates(M, alpha)
Computes a Chi-Square independence test using the Yates continuity correction. The contingency table is stored in matrix M and alpha is the significance level.
See also chi2_goodness chi2_yates chi2_table chi2_totable
Example
M
0 "Abstain" "1-60" "Over 60" "Total"
"Single" 67 213 74 354
"Married" 411 633 129 1173
"Widowed" 85 51 7 143
"Divorced" 27 60 15 102
"Total" 590 957 225 1772
chi2_yates(M, .05)
Chi-Square Independence Test.
Hypothesis test for association.
Ho : The two variables are not associated
Ha : The two variables are associated
Significance level : 0.05 (5.0%)
Results:
Test statistics X2 : 90.7632811398081
Critical right value found is 12.591587243731063
P value is : 0.0
Reject the null hypothesis.