Yates's correction for continuity
GPTKB entity
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
statistical analysis
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Yates_correction
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
gptkb:Pearson's_chi-squared_test
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:chi-squared_test
expected frequencies are small |
| gptkbp:category |
statistical correction
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| gptkbp:controversy |
may be overly conservative in some cases
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| gptkbp:field |
statistics
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| gptkbp:formulaModification |
subtracts 0.5 from the absolute difference between observed and expected frequencies before squaring
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Yates's correction for continuity
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| gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Frank_Yates
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| gptkbp:purpose |
reduce error in approximation of discrete distribution by continuous distribution
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| gptkbp:usedFor |
2x2 contingency tables
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| gptkbp:yearProposed |
1934
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Yates's_correction
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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