A Nonrandomized Unconditional Test for Comparing Two Proportions.

Abstract

It is shown that the 'usual' nonrandomized, conditional test for comparing proportions using independent binomial samples, is very conservative in the sense that the actual significance level attributable to an outcome is often one-fourth to one-half of the anticipated value. A nonrandomized unconditional test is proposed, and for sample sizes up to 20, tables are given which specify one-sided critical regions of size less than or equal to the nominal values 0.10, 0.05, 0.025, 0.01, and 0.005 (two-sided critical regions are also given). Numerical examples illustrating the use of the tables are included.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA018710

Entities

People

  • Bruce Davis
  • George A. Milliken
  • Lyman L. Mcdonald

Organizations

  • University of Wyoming

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Binomials
  • Cooperation
  • Group Dynamics
  • Mathematics
  • Polynomials

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Statistical inference.