A Modified Exact Test for 2 × 2 Contingency Tables
- 19 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Biometrical Journal
- Vol. 28 (4) , 455-463
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bimj.4710280414
Abstract
A modified exact test is proposed for 2×2 contingency tables. This test, which is based on a less conservative definition of the concept of significance (STONE, 1969) is compared with a modified form of Pearson's X2 test and with Tocher's randomized exact (UMPU) test. The sizes of the new test lie near the nominal 0.05 levels while those of the X2 test usually exceed the nominal level, sometimes by a factor of 2 or more. The power of the modified test is usually close to that of the UMPU test.Keywords
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