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Re: st: Fisher's exact test
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Gwinyai Masukume <[email protected]>
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Re: st: Fisher's exact test
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Thu, 3 Apr 2014 19:35:32 +0200
Thanks Israel. Would you have a reference for that?
Apologies Prof Pagano - I was not aware of the doubling posting rule.
Incidentally, I was reading Pagano in an attempt to find the rules
governing appropriate use of Fisher's exact test. Any words from the
man himself?
With thanks,
Gwinyai
On 4/3/14, Marcello Pagano <[email protected]> wrote:
> Please do *not* post on both versions of Statalist.
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> Thanks,
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> m.p.
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> On 4/3/2014 12:31 PM, Gwinyai Masukume wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> According to some experts, "The traditional Fisher's exact test should
>> practically never be used."
>> Lydersen S, Fagerland MW, Laake P. Recommended tests for association
>> in 2 x 2 tables. Stat Med. 2009; 28(7):1159-75.
>> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19170020
>>
>> The convention seems to be if any of the boxes in a 2x2 table has less
>> than 5 entities Fisher's exact test should be used.
>>
>> When is it correct/appropriate to use Fisher's exact test?
>>
>> With thanks,
>> Gwinyai
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