Evaluating the Normal Approximation to the Binomial Test.

Ramsey, Philip H.; Ramsey, Patricia P.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Evaluating the Normal Approximation to the Binomial Test.

Ramsey, Philip H.; Ramsey, Patricia P.

Journal of Educational Statistics, v13 n2 p173-82 Sum 1988

The accuracy of normal approximations to the binomial test was evaluated with and without a continuity correction, regarding control of Type I errors and power. Both tests exhibited substantial power loss in comparison to the exact binomial test, although they are easier to apply and are sometimes desirable. (SLD)

Descriptors: Power (Statistics), Probability, Statistical Distributions

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Language: English

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