Yates correction

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf statistical analysis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Yates' correction for continuity
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Pearson's_chi-squared_test
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:chi-squared_test
gptkbp:category statistical correction
gptkbp:criticizedFor being too conservative
gptkbp:field statistics
gptkbp:form subtracts 0.5 from absolute difference between observed and expected frequencies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yates correction
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Frank_Yates
gptkbp:introducedIn 1934
gptkbp:purpose reduce error in approximation
gptkbp:reduces gptkb:Type_I_error
gptkbp:used_in sample sizes are small
gptkbp:usedFor 2x2 contingency tables
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yates's_correction_for_continuity
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7