Jin:
Pearson's test is "conditional" only on the sample size (N) being fixed.
This is the classic test of independence, and also the test of interaction
in a log-linear model.
Cheers,
DrC
On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Jin Kim wrote:
> Dear list members
>
> I am a student studying contingency table analysis these days.
> I have a question about the underlying statistical concept of Pearson
> chi^2 test.
> My question is:
>
> Does Pearson chi^2 test assume that both row and column margins are
> fixed?
>
> In other words, I wish to know whether Pearson chi^2 test is
> 'conditional' like Fisher's exact test.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Jin Kim
>
>
