Lesson 8: Categorical Outcomes, Between Group Differences Flashcards
1
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Discrete Variables
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Variables that have a finite number of possible values
2
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Chi-Square
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A test of observed and expected frequencies
3
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Fisher Exact Test
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Similar to chi-square test of independence; used when the expected frequencies are small
4
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McNemar test
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A test of paired frequencies (freq before and freq after)
5
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The most common approach to analyzing discrete or nominal data
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chi square test
6
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Chi Square test examines the difference between..
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observed and expected frequencies of a variable
7
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When a frequency is less than 5 (n<5), we use..
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the fisher exact test
8
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As a common convention, which test should be used anytime n <5 for a cell in a contingency table?
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Fisher Exact
