Conditional independence, the Mantel-Haenszel test, and the Yates correction

Authors
Upton, GJG
Citation
Gjg. Upton, Conditional independence, the Mantel-Haenszel test, and the Yates correction, AM STATISTN, 54(2), 2000, pp. 112-115
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics
Journal title
AMERICAN STATISTICIAN
ISSN journal
00031305 → ACNP
Volume
54
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
112 - 115
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-1305(200005)54:2<112:CITMTA>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The Yates correction is often recommended as a means of improving the chi-s quared approximation to the Pearson goodness-of-fit statistic in 2 x 2 tabl es. This article demonstrates that it is also needed for some conditional i ndependence models in multiway tables containing two dichotomies. The assum ptions of the Mantel-Haenszel test are discussed.