OCR S3 2011 January — Question 7

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicYates’ continuity correction

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  1. When should Yates' correction be applied when carrying out a \(\chi ^ { 2 }\) test? Two vaccines against typhoid fever, \(A\) and \(B\), were tested on a total of 700 people in Nepal during a particular year. The vaccines were allocated randomly and whether or not typhoid had developed was noted during the following year. The results are shown in the table.
    \multirow{2}{*}{}Vaccines
    \cline { 2 - 3 }\(A\)\(B\)
    Developed typhoid194
    Did not develop typhoid310367
  2. Carry out a suitable \(\chi ^ { 2 }\) test at the \(1 \%\) significance level to determine whether the outcome depends on the vaccine used. Comment on the result.