Ch. 15: The Analysis of Frequency Tables
Chi-Square Assesses the discrepancy between the expected frequency and the observed frequency. A focused test when df = 1.
Computing Chi-Square where fo is the observed frequency in each cell. and fe is the expected frequency in each cell.
Calculating the Expected Frequency
Alternative Chi-Square Formula for 2 X 2 Tables D (C + D) (A + C) (B + D) (N = A + B + C + D)
Finding the p Value df = (rows – 1)(columns – 1) df p = .10 p = .05 2.71 3.84 6.64 2 4.60 5.99 9.21 3 6.25 7.82 11.34 4 7.78 9.49 13.28 5 9.24 11.07 15.09
Options for Calculating the Effects Size for a 2 X 2 Table
Procedures for Interpreting Large Table of Counts Examine individual cells, looking for “unexpected” frequencies. Partition the tables and compute additional chi-squares. Standardize the margins. Set the row totals equal to each other and Set the column totals equal to each other.
Standardizing the Margins: Corrected for Unequal Column Margins Food choice PC MC JFJ GE Row sums Big Jack .600 .727 .667 .302 2.296 Soyburger .400 .273 .333 .698 1.704 Column sums 1.000 4.000
Standardizing the Margins: Corrected for Unequal Row Margins Food choice PC MC JFJ GE Row sums Big Jack .261 .317 .291 .132 1.001 Soyburger .235 .160 .195 .410 1.000 Column sums .496 .477 .486 .542 2.001
Standardizing the Margins: Final Corrected Results Food choice PC MC JFJ GE Row sums Big Jack .517 .657 .589 .238 2.001 Soyburger .483 .343 .411 .762 1.999 Column sums 1.000 4.000
Final Results Shown as Deviations from Expected Value of .500 Food choice PC MC JFJ GE Row sums Big Jack +.017 +.157 +.089 -.262 +.001 Soyburger -.017 -.157 -.089 +.262 -.001 Column sums .000