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Chi-Square Test For Independence
Chi-Square Test For Independence
FOR ASSOCIATION/
INDEPENDENCE
Prepared by: ELVIRA C. TORITA
OBJECTIVES:
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DEFINITION:
It is a nonparametric test.
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EXAMPLE:
A researcher wishes to determine whether there is a relationship between the gender of an individual
and the amount of alcohol consumed. A sample of 68 people is selected, and the following data are
obtained.
Contingency
table
At , can the researcher conclude that alcohol consumption is related to
gender?
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A researcher wishes to
determine whether there is a
STEP 1: relationship between the
gender of an individual and
the amount of alcohol
▰ State the hypothesis and identify the claim. consumed. A sample of 68
people is selected, and the
following data are obtained.
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Contingency table:
At , can the researcher conclude that alcohol consumption is related to gender?
▰ Find the critical value.
Degree of Freedom (df)= ( rows – 1)(columns – 1)
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Observed value
Expected
value
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SUBSTITUTE AND
EVALUATE
2 ( 𝑂 − 𝐸 )2
𝜒 =∑
𝐸
2 2 2 2 2 2
2= ( 10 − 9.13 ) + ( 9− 9.93 ) + ( 8 −7.94 ) + ( 13− 13.87 ) + ( 16 − 15.07 ) + ( 12 − 12.06 )
𝜒
9.13 9.93 7.94 13.87 15.07 12.06
¿ 0.2827
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STEP 4:
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STEP 5:
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LIMITATION OF CHI-SQUARE TEST
▰ The chi-square test does not give us much information about the
strength of the relationship or its substantive significance in the
population.
▰ https://libguides.library.kent.edu/spss/chisquare
▰ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE3AIyY_cn8
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