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

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

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

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013

The test of independence makes use of a contingency table to determine the independence of two factors.

From Textbooks • Sep. 19, 2013