chi-square statistic

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statistic
noun
uk
/stəˈtɪs.tɪk/us
/stəˈtɪs.tɪk/
information based on a study of the number of times something happens or is present, or other ...
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Thechi-squarestatisticwas used to explore the relationship between working situation and living arrangements.
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Thechi-squarestatisticwas significant, x 2 7!
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The computedchi-squarestatisticdistributed with 26 degrees of freedom was 27.71 (p 0.37).
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Thechi-squarestatisticfor adding the governance variables is 49.29 (p-value%0) indicating these variables do add power to the external pressure variables.
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The relationship between categorical predictor variables and recommendation for coronary revascularization was analyzed with thechi-squarestatistic.
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For stratified analyses, contingency table analysis and thechi-squarestatisticwere used.
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The smaller thechi-squarestatistic, the more the estimated and observed covariance matrix are consistent with each other.
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Thechi-squarestatisticfor adding the variables in the economic category is 1.84 (p-value=0.996), indicating they do not add explanatory power to the model.
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Achi-squarestatisticof 47.83 (13 degrees of freedom) clearly indicates that we should reject the null-hypothesis.
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Thechi-squarestatisticwas used to test the significance of this difference between the intervention and nonintervention groups.
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These comparisons were based on the t test orchi-squarestatisticdepending on whether the measure was a continuous or categorical scale.
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Thechi-squarestatisticexamining response pattern by language was not significant.
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In addition to thechi-squarestatistic, several other indices of goodness-of-fit can be used that are less biased by sample size.
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This measure is based on thechi-squarestatistic, comparing a candidate's vote in each precinct to his or her district-wide vote share and summing the deviations.
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Group comparisons were based on a t statistic for quantitative outcomes and achi-squarestatisticfor categorical outcomes.
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However, if the categorical variables were dependent, resulting in a significantchi-squarestatistic, a two-class solution would be attempted to account for the majority of covariation between variables.
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Given that a relatively small proportion of individuals contribute errors to individual lags, thechi-squarestatisticwas used to make comparisons across groups for the short lags.
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Using achi-squarestatisticcan test this equality and if it does not hold, then it can be concluded that the sequences do not conform to rate constancy.
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Thechi-squarestatisticexamining response pattern by condition was significant (p<0.05).
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