homogenity
Independence
goodness of fit
Chi-square test
Vocabulary
100

What does the chi-square test of homogeneity check for?

It checks whether different groups have the same distribution.

100

What condition is commonly used to check independence in statistics?


the 10% condition 


100

What does a chi-square goodness of fit test check?


It checks whether the observed distribution matches the expected distribution.


100
  1. A chi-square test has 7 categories. What are the degrees of freedom?

7-1=6

100

What is Observed Count?


The actual number of observations collected in a category.


200

What are the hypotheses for a homogeneity test?

  • Ho: The distributions are the same
  • Ha: The distributions are different

200

What does the 10% condition say?

The sample size must be less than or equal to 10% of the population.


200

What are the hypotheses for a goodness of fit test?


  • H0: The stated distribution is correct
  • Ha: At least one claimed proportion is not correct
200
  1. A bag has 5 colors of candy that are expected to be equally likely. If there are 100 candies total, what is the expected count for each color?

E=20

200

What is a Expected Count?


The number of observations expected if the null hypothesis is true.


300

What condition must be met for expected counts in a homogeneity test?

All expected counts must be greater than or equal to 5.


300

A population has 2,000 people. Can a sample of 150 people meet the 10% condition?

0.10(2000)=200

Yes, because 150 ≤ 200.

The sample meets the 10% condition.

300

A goodness of fit test has 6 categories. What are the degrees of freedom?

6-1=5

degree of 5

300

A die is rolled 60 times. Since a fair die has 6 sides, what is the expected count for each side?

E=10

300

What is a Chi-Square Statistic?


A value that measures the difference between observed and expected counts.


400

A cell has a row total of 40, a column total of 30, and a grand total of 120. Find the expected count.

using: (row total)(colum total)/ grand total 

=  (40)(30)/120=10 

400

A researcher wants to sample 90 students from a school with 800 students.

Does the sample satisfy independence?

0.10(800)=80

No, because 90 > 80.

The sample does NOT satisfy the 10% vundition.

400

An observed count is 20 and the expected count is 16. Find the chi-square contribution for that category.

(20-16)2/16

= (4)2/16=1



400

A chi-square test has 5 categories. Find the degrees of freedom.

5-1=4

400

What is a Degrees of Freedom?

The number of values that are allowed to vary in a statistical calculation.


500

A table has 3 rows and 4 columns. What are the degrees of freedom?

(3 - 1)(4 - 1) = (2)(3) = 6

So, the degrees of freedom are 6.

500

A school has 900 students. A researcher surveys 75 students. Does this meet the 10% condition for independence?

0.10(900)=90

Yes. 

500

A chi-square goodness of fit test has 9 categories. What are the degrees of freedom?

9-1=8

500

An observed count is 25 and the expected count is 20. Find the chi-square contribution for that category.


(25-20)2/20= 25/20=1.25 

500

What does having Independence means?



When one variable does not affect another variable.