Tests for categorical variables and frequency tables Tests on two-way

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Tests for categorical variables and frequency tables Tests on two-way frequency tables; Unrelated data – the Chi-square test of association; The 2x2 chi-square; More complex chi-square (r x c designs);The ‘goodness of fit’ test; SPSS procedure for conducting arxc chi-square test; Multi-way frequency tables and loglinear analysis; Conducting a three-way frequency analysis in SPSS

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ABSTRACT

The chi-square (2) test presented in this chapter is concerned entirely with categorical variables; those producing nominal data, that is, frequencies by categories.

Chi-square is first used to analyse a simple division of one variable into two levels of frequencies.