Two-Way Table
Definition
A two-way table organizes categorical data for two variables and shows how they are related to each other.
Analogy
Picture a seating chart for a school dance. The two-way table would display rows representing boys and columns representing girls, showing which boy is paired with which girl for their dance partners.
Related terms
Marginal Distribution: The marginal distribution shows the frequencies or proportions for one variable in a two-way table without considering the other variable.
Conditional Distribution: The conditional distribution shows how one variable varies depending on another variable in a two-way table.
Chi-Square Test: A chi-square test is a statistical test used to determine if there is a significant association between two categorical variables in a two-way table.
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- What is the purpose of calculating expected counts in a two-way table?
- Expected counts in a two-way table are based on:
- When calculating expected counts in a two-way table, what does "n" represent?
- Expected counts in a two-way table are calculated by:
- From a two-way table, how can we determine if two categorical variables are associated or not?
- Using the following two-way table, what is the conditional relative frequency of cat lovers given that they are female? | | Dogs | Cats | Total | |---------|------------|------------|-------| | Female | 100 | 200 | 300 | | Male | 150 | 250 | 400 | | Total | 250 | 450 | 700 |
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