The methods of cross-ratios, equivalence classes and metrics that were introduced in a previous paper (Altham 1970) are extended to three further problems. First the interdependence of the rows, ...

Example 28.4: Analyzing a 2x2 Contingency Table This example computes chi-square tests and Fisher's exact test to compare the probability of coronary heart disease for two types of diet. It also ...

A contingency is a potential negative event that may occur in the future, such as a natural disaster, fraudulent activity, or a terrorist attack.

Prior beliefs of association and independence in a two-way contingency table are discussed, and estimators of the cell probabilities are proposed which can incorporate this prior information. In the 2 ...