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| − | A continuity correction used in certain problems in mathematical statistics (e.g. in the problem of testing statistical independence). It is used to improve the approximation by a <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/y/y099/y099040/y0990401.png" />-distribution of the <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/y/y099/y099040/y0990402.png" />-test statistic (cf. also [[ | + | A continuity correction used in certain problems in mathematical statistics (e.g. in the problem of testing statistical independence). It is used to improve the approximation by a <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/y/y099/y099040/y0990401.png" />-distribution of the <img align="absmiddle" border="0" src="https://www.encyclopediaofmath.org/legacyimages/y/y099/y099040/y0990402.png" />-test statistic (cf. also [[Chi-squared distribution| Chi-squared distribution]]; [[Chi-squared test| Chi-squared test]]). It was proposed by J. Yates [[#References|[1]]]. |
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<table><TR><TD valign="top">[1]</TD> <TD valign="top"> J. Yates, ''Trans. Roy. Stat. Soc.'' , '''1''' (1934) pp. 217</TD></TR><TR><TD valign="top">[2]</TD> <TD valign="top"> H. Cramér, "Mathematical methods of statistics" , Princeton Univ. Press (1946)</TD></TR></table> | <table><TR><TD valign="top">[1]</TD> <TD valign="top"> J. Yates, ''Trans. Roy. Stat. Soc.'' , '''1''' (1934) pp. 217</TD></TR><TR><TD valign="top">[2]</TD> <TD valign="top"> H. Cramér, "Mathematical methods of statistics" , Princeton Univ. Press (1946)</TD></TR></table> | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 20 October 2012
A continuity correction used in certain problems in mathematical statistics (e.g. in the problem of testing statistical independence). It is used to improve the approximation by a 
-distribution of the 
-test statistic (cf. also Chi-squared distribution; Chi-squared test). It was proposed by J. Yates [1].
References
| [1] | J. Yates, Trans. Roy. Stat. Soc. , 1 (1934) pp. 217 |
| [2] | H. Cramér, "Mathematical methods of statistics" , Princeton Univ. Press (1946) |
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Yates correction. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Yates_correction&oldid=15629
Yates correction. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Yates_correction&oldid=15629
This article was adapted from an original article by V.V. Senatov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article