In: Statistics and Probability
In a study to determine whether an association exists between maternal rubella and congenital cataracts, samples of 20 children with congenital cataracts and 25 children without congenital cataracts were selected. The mother of each child was asked whether she had rubella while carrying the child. The data are given below. Assume that all z-based methods are valid.
RUBELLA |
CATARACTS |
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---|---|---|---|
Frequency |
1_YES |
2_NO |
Total |
1_YES |
14 |
10 |
24 |
2_NO |
6 |
15 |
21 |
Total |
20 |
25 |
45 |
Statistic |
DF |
Value |
Prob |
---|---|---|---|
Chi-Square |
1 |
4.0179 |
0.0450 |
Likelihood Ratio Chi-Square |
1 |
4.0979 |
0.0429 |
Continuity Adj. Chi-Square |
1 |
2.9029 |
0.0884 |
Mantel-Haenszel Chi-Square |
1 |
3.9286 |
0.0475 |
Phi Coefficient |
0.2988 |
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Contingency Coefficient |
0.2863 |
||
Cramer's V |
0.2988 |
Column 1 Risk Estimates |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Risk |
ASE |
95% |
Exact 95% |
|||
Row 1 |
0.5833 |
0.1006 |
0.3861 |
0.7806 |
0.3664 |
0.7789 |
Row 2 |
0.2857 |
0.0986 |
0.0925 |
0.4789 |
0.1128 |
0.5218 |
Total |
0.4444 |
0.0741 |
0.2993 |
0.5896 |
0.2964 |
0.6000 |
Difference |
0.2976 |
0.1409 |
0.0215 |
0.5737 |
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Difference is (Row 1 - Row 2) |
What are the null and alternative hypotheses? Be sure to define any symbols that you use.
The Chi-Square test of independence is used to determine if there is a significant relationship between two nominal (categorical) variables. The frequency of each category for one nominal variable is compared across the categories of the second nominal variable.
First we have to calculate the expected value of the two nominal variables. We can calculate the expected value of the two nominal variables by using this formula:
Where
= expected value
= Sum of the ith column
= Sum of the kth row
N = total number
After calculating the expected value, we will apply the following formula to calculate the value of the Chi-Square test of Independence:
= Chi-Square test of
Independence
= Observed value of
two nominal variables
= Expected value of
two nominal variables
Null hypothesis: Assumes that there is no association between maternal rubella and congenital cataracts
Alternative hypothesis: Assumes that there is an association between maternal rubella and congenital cataracts