contingency table

American  

noun

Statistics.

1. the frequency distribution for a two-way statistical classification.

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contingency table British  

noun

1. statistics an array having the frequency of occurrence of certain events in each of a number of samples

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Etymology

Origin of contingency table

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

When used to calculate probabilities, a two-way table is often called a contingency table.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

The development of the Rules of Probability with the use of Venn diagrams can be shown to help as we wish to calculate probabilities from data arranged in a contingency table.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

The following contingency table displays the number of students who report studying at least 15 hours per week, and how many made the honor roll in the past semester.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

Using the table or tree diagram, construct a contingency table of gender versus age group.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

Using the contingency table, find the probability that out of the age 20–64 group, a randomly selected driver is female.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013