Contingency Tables (AQA A-Level Further Maths): Quizzes

📚Quizzes
Contingency Tables
Sign up to keep practising.Create a free account to play more quizzes and track your progress.

Practise the questions

10 questions from this quiz

Show

What is the formula for calculating expected frequency EiE_i in a contingency table?

row total×column totalgrand total\frac{\text{row total} \times \text{column total}}{\text{grand total}}

What is the minimum value each expected frequency must be for the chi-squared test to be valid?

5

What is the formula for the chi-squared test statistic?

X2=∑(Oi−Ei)2EiX^2 = \sum \frac{(O_i - E_i)^2}{E_i}

What is the degrees of freedom for a 4×34 \times 3 contingency table?

6

When should you apply Yates' correction in a chi-squared test?

Only for 2×22 \times 2 tables

Which statement about the chi-squared statistic X2X^2 is correct?

X2X^2 is always positive or zero

What is the null hypothesis in a chi-squared test for association?

There is no association between the variables

When must you group categories in a chi-squared test?

When any expected frequency is below 5

If X2=12.5X^2 = 12.5 and the critical value is 9.49, what is the decision at 5% significance?

Reject H0H_0, evidence of association

What effect does Yates' correction have on the chi-squared statistic?

Reduces the X2X^2 value slightly

Join 100,000+ A-Level students studying Quizzes with us.

Select your subjects, and get access to A+ resources today.