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An Extended Table of Chi-Square for Two Degrees of Freedom, for use in Combining Probabilities from Independent Samples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Mordecai H. Gordon ,
Edward H. Loveland  and
Edward E. Cureton
Mordecai H. Gordon
Affiliation:
VA Hospital, Chillicothe, Ohio Georgia Institute of Technology University of Tennessee
Edward H. Loveland
Affiliation:
VA Hospital, Chillicothe, Ohio Georgia Institute of Technology University of Tennessee
Edward E. Cureton
Affiliation:
VA Hospital, Chillicothe, Ohio Georgia Institute of Technology University of Tennessee
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Abstract

A table of values of Chi-square for two degrees of freedom corresponding to values of P from .001 to .999 is presented, together with a description and an example of its use in combining probabilities from two or more independent samples to obtain an aggregate probability.

Type
Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , September 1952 , pp. 311 - 316
Copyright
Copyright © 1952 The Psychometric Society

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