In: Statistics and Probability
At a western hospital, there were a total of 932 births in 20 consecutive weeks. Of these births, 216 occurred on weekends. Based on these data, are births rates different on weekends compared to weekdays? Use a chi-square test.
I have already done the chi-square test with 1 proportion. The question I need help with is listing 2 other statistical tests that can be used to test the hypothesis and what the advantages/disadvantages are.
Solution:
2 other statistical tests that can be used to test the hypothesis are:
1) An alternative to chi-square is Fisher's exact test.
Advantages of using Fisher's exact test instead of Chi square test.
Advantages of using Chi square test instead of Fisher's exact test.
The test is exact in guaranteeing that the type I error is less than or equal to what you specify. It can however be much less, i.e., P-values are too large and power is lost. In this sense ordinary chi-square tests are generally "more accurate" than "exact" tests.
2) One proportion z test
Advantages of using Chi square test instead of one proportion z-test.
A chi-square goodness-of-fit test can be conducted when there is one categorical variable with more than two levels. If there are exactly two categories, then a one proportion z test may be conducted. The levels of that categorical variable must be mutually exclusive.