contingency table

American

noun

Statistics.

the frequency distribution for a two-way statistical classification.

contingency table British

noun

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

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Origin of contingency table

First recorded in 1945–50

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contingency table

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.

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

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

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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.

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