Chi-square, correlation

9 important questions on Chi-square, correlation

When do you use the Chi-square test (X^2)?

For group differences and trend analysis based on Chi-square distribution.

How do you calculate the degrees of freedom?

df= (rows-1)*(colums-1)

What are characteristics of the Chi-square?

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When do you use a pearson correlation coefficient (parametric test)?

  • normally distributed data
  • linear relationship between variables

When do you use a spearman rank correlation coefficient (non-parametric test)?

  • Can always be used: not-normally distributed data
  • for relationship between ranks

How do you calculate the standard error of r?

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What does the ratio that you find in the output of a Fisher’s exact test indicate?

The effect size.

When is the Chi-test a suitable replacement for the Fisher's test?

When there is a large sample size
  • Fisher’s exact test may be computationally infeasible for large sample sizes
  • the accuracy of the Chi-squared test increases with sample size

What does a borderline correlation suggest?

There may be a correlation, which could become significant if more data will be collected.

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