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Course Notes - Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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χ 2 =(100 − 108.99)2 (107 − 111.01)2 (111 − 108.99)2+ +108.99111.01108.99(122 − 111.01)2 (115 − 106.01)2 (112 − 107.99)2+ + +111.01106.01107.99(104 − 106.01)2 (97 − 107.99)2+ +106.01 107.99= 4.1• In this case ν = 1 × 3• There is no evidence to reject the null hypothesis. So we acceptthat there is no association between income level <strong>and</strong> cardiovasculardisease.8.6.1 Simpson’s ParadoxSimpson’s paradox - A problem when combining contingency tables• A University has a Law School <strong>and</strong> a Medical Sciences school withmen <strong>and</strong> women being admitted or declined as follows:Admit Decline TotalMale 490 210 700Female 280 220 500770 430 1200• Is there gender bias concerning admission?Calculate the Expected valuesAdmit Decline Total700(770)Male1200= 449.2 [250.8] 700Female [320.8] [179.2] 500770 430 1200• χ 2 = (490−449.2)2449.2+ . . . + . . . + (220−179.2)2179.2= 24.82• With ν = 1158

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