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Asymptotic Methods in Statistical Inference - Statistics Centre

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Test of association. We carry out <strong>in</strong>dependent<br />

trials, each of which results <strong>in</strong> outcomes or ¯ (e.g.<br />

patient is a male or a female) and <strong>in</strong> outcomes <br />

or ¯ (e.g. patient is cured or not). Represent the<br />

frequencies and true probabilities as<br />

¯ TOTALS<br />

( = 1 ) ¯ ( ¯ = 2) ( )<br />

¯ ¯ ( ¯ = 3) ¯ ¯ ( ¯ ¯ = 4) ¯ ( ¯ ) <br />

( ) ¯ ( ¯ ) (1)<br />

Def<strong>in</strong>e<br />

= (|)<br />

(| ¯)) · ( ¯| ¯)<br />

( ¯|) = <br />

¯<br />

· ¯ ¯<br />

¯<br />

= 1<br />

3<br />

· 4<br />

2<br />

<br />

Note (|) (| ¯) ⇔ ( ¯| ¯) ( ¯|), i.e.<br />

both ratios above are 1orbothare 1orboth<br />

=1. Thus<br />

1 ⇔ (|) (| ¯) and ( ¯| ¯) ( ¯|)<br />

We say then that the attributes are ‘positively associated’.<br />

(Negative association def<strong>in</strong>ed analogously.)<br />

Iff = 1 the <strong>in</strong>equalities above are equalities and we

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