Chi Square Tests

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PubHlth 540 - Fall 2012
Introduction to Biostatistics	Biostatistics and Epidemiology UMass Amherst

Instructor: Carol Bigelow

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1. Summarizing Data

2. Introduction to Probability

3. Populations and Samples

4. Bernoulli and Binomal Distributions

5. Normal Distribution

6. Estimation

7. Hypothesis Testing

8. Chi Square Tests

9. Correlation/Regression

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8. Chi Square Tests
(1) PubHlth 540 2012, (2) additional reading, (3) illustrative applets, (4) calculators (5) computer illustrations.

(1) PubHlth 540 - 2012
Lecture Notes 2012 Unit 8. Chi Square Tests	(pdf, 30 pp)
Text Rosner, Bernard - Fundamentals of Biostatistics, 7th Edition	*Chapter 10, Hypothesis Testing for Categorical Data, pp 352 - 369*
Alternative text, Daniel, WW - Biostatistics - A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences, 9th Edition	*Chapter 12. Section 12.4 The Chi Square Distribution and the Analysis of Frequencies, pp 612-622*

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(2) Additional Reading
(Source: Marie Diener-West, JHSPH) - Uses of the Chi Square Statistic	(html)

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(3) Illustrative Applets

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(4) Calculators
*(Source: Texas A&M)* Chi Square Distribution Calculator**	(html)
*(Source: Vassar Stats)* Chi Square Test .. for contingency table**	(html)
*(Source: Vassar Stats)* Epidemiologic Analysis of a 2x2 Table, including rates, risks, odds, odds ratio**	(html)

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(5) Computer Illustrations

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