CH : 1 CHIR SQARE TEST

TOPIC FOR PRESENTATION YATES - CORRECTION

X2 is a continous distribution and it fails to maintain its charactristic of continuity if any of the expected frequency is less than 5 . So in a 2 * 2 contigency table with cell frequancies

F Yate s in 1934 suuggested that a correction known as Yates Correction of continuty.

 In a 2 * 2 contigency table if any cell frequancy is less than 5 calculated ad and bc.

IF ad < bc add 0.5 in a and d and subtract 0.5 from b and c.

IF bc < ad , add 0.5 in b and c and subtracts 0.5 from a and d.

After applying Yate s correction the value of X2 is calculated and it is compared with the table value of X2.

For example :

From the following table , determine whether inoculation is effective over the diease.

Died

survive Total d

Inocul ated

02 (a)

10 (b)
06 (d) 16

12
12

Not 06 inocula (c) ted Total 08

24

 ad = 2 * 6 = 12 bc = 10 * 6 = 60. 12 < 60 . ad < bc We shall add 0.5 in each of a and d and subtract 0.5 from the each of b and c.

Died

Surviv ed

Total

Inocul ated

2.5 (4)

9.5 (8)
6.5 (8) 16

12
12

Not 5.5 inocula (4) ted Total 08

24

O 2.5

E 12*8/ 24=04

(OE )2/E 0.5625

9.5
5.5 6.5

12*16/24=0 o.28125 8

12*8/ 24=04
12*16/24=0 8

0.5625 0.28125 Total = 1.6875

 X2 CAL = 2.41 X2 TAB = X2 (r-1) (c-1) = X2 (1) (1) =X2 = 3.841 CAL < TAB 1.6875< 3.841 HO IS ACCEPTED.