The Relationship between Fisher's Exact Test and Pearson's Chi-Square Test: A Bayesian Perspective.

Camilli, Gregory

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ERIC Number: EJ511062

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Publication Date: 1995

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The Relationship between Fisher's Exact Test and Pearson's Chi-Square Test: A Bayesian Perspective.

Camilli, Gregory

Psychometrika, v60 n2 p305-12 Jun 1995

This paper demonstrates that two major tests for two-by-two tables, Fisher's exact and Pearson's chi-square tests, are highly related from a Bayesian perspective. A formal similarity is demonstrated in small samples, and reasons for the relationship are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Chi Square, Equations (Mathematics), Probability, Statistical Distributions

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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