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THE COMPARISON OF FREQUENCIES IN MATCHED SAMPLES
Author(s) -
Stuart Alan
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
british journal of statistical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.157
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2044-8317
pISSN - 0950-561X
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8317.1957.tb00003.x
Subject(s) - matching (statistics) , statistics , statistical significance , statistical hypothesis testing , statistical analysis , computer science , econometrics , mathematics
For purposes of statistical comparison, matched samples are in general more accurate than unmatched. In testing the statistical significance of the results, it is essential to take into account the gain in accuracy, due to the matching. The following paper indicates how this can be done in the case of attributes.