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THE LOG LIKELIHOOD RATIO TEST (THE G‐TEST)
Author(s) -
WOOLF BARNET
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
annals of human genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1469-1809
pISSN - 0003-4800
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1972.tb00293.x
Subject(s) - contingency table , test (biology) , statistics , likelihood ratio test , pleasure , computation , mathematics , computer science , algorithm , psychology , biology , paleontology , neuroscience
SUMMAEY The theoretical basis of the log likelihood ratio test (the G ‐test) is described, and instructions and tables are given for its use as a test of heterogeneity in contingency tables. There is a marked saving in computation time over the customary Karl Pearson test. It is a pleasure to thank Miss Mary Wheeler and Miss Madge Wight for the major part of the computations.