Yatesn.
/jeɪts/, U.S. /jeɪts/ Statistics.
Yates' correction n. (also Yates's correction) a correction for the discreteness of the data that is made in the chi-square test when the number of cases in any class is small and there is one degree of freedom, consisting in the subtraction of ½ from each difference when evaluating chi square.
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Yates' correction1934
1934 R. A. Fisher Statistical Methods (ed. 5) iv. 96 (heading) Yates' correction for continuity.
1968 P. A. P. Moran Introd. Probability Theory ii. 76 The use of the correction ½ results in a closer numerical approximation and is known as Yates's correction.
1972 Jrnl. Social Psychol. 87 53 As the expected frequency in some cells was less than 10, Yate's [sic] correction for continuity was applied.
1977 R. Holland Self & Social Context vi. 211 Cooper..shows with the help of chi-squared and Yates' correction the effectiveness of conjoint family and milieu therapy.
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