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Statistical significance threshold (p value)

p ≤ 0.05 (5% or less)

What is the null hypothesis?

No significant difference between observed & expected results

When to use chi-squared test

Comparing observed frequencies with expected frequencies

Chi-squared formula

χ2=∑(O−E)2E\chi^2 = \sum \frac{(O-E)^2}{E}

Degrees of freedom for chi-squared test

Number of categories - 1

When to use Student t test

Comparing means from two independent groups

Degrees of freedom for unpaired t test

(n1+n2)−2(n_1 + n_2) - 2

Correlation coefficient (r) value range

-1 to +1

Degrees of freedom for correlation

n−2n - 2

Chi-squared result is significant when

Calculated χ² > critical value at p=0.05

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