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Fishers Test

Fisher's Exact Test is a statistical significance test used to determine the association between two categorical variables in a 2x2 contingency table, developed by Ronald Fisher in 1925. It is particularly useful for small sample sizes or when expected cell counts are low, and it calculates the exact probability of the observed relationship. Key assumptions include categorical values, independence, small expected counts, random sampling, and mutual exclusivity.

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Fishers Test

Fisher's Exact Test is a statistical significance test used to determine the association between two categorical variables in a 2x2 contingency table, developed by Ronald Fisher in 1925. It is particularly useful for small sample sizes or when expected cell counts are low, and it calculates the exact probability of the observed relationship. Key assumptions include categorical values, independence, small expected counts, random sampling, and mutual exclusivity.

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Fisher’s test: Mutually exhaustive - it means that all possible

outcomes are accounted for– with no categories


Fisher's Exact Test
missing.

- is a statistical significance test used to


First step in calculating fisher’s test
determine if there is a significant association
- Set up 2x2 contingency table
between two categorical variables in a 2x2
contingency table.
What is the purpose of calculating expected cell
- It is named after the statistician Ronald
count in fisher’s exact value?
Fisher, who developed the test in 1925.
- To determine the expected counts under the

Why is fisher’s exact test considered exact? null hypothesis of no association

- It calculates the exact probability of In fisher’s test, we have:


observing the given relationship between
the two variables. Null Hypothesis = No association
Alternative Hypothesis = There is a statistically
Fisher’s exact test, how is it useful?
significant association between two variables.

- It is useful when we are dealing with small


sizes or when the expected cell counts are The test statistic for fisher’s test is

small. - Hypergeometric distribution formula

Cases that used Fisher’s exact test (examples) 1. The p-value represents the probability of
observing the given relationship if the null
→ Medical and epidemiological studies
hypothesis is true.
→ Contingency table analysis 2. It is important to conclude practical
significance to statistical significance
→ Genetic and genomic research
because a statistically significant result may
not always be practical or clinical
→ quality control and process improvements.
significance.
Key assumptions for Fisher’s test: 3. If the p value is 0.02 then we say there is a
statistically significant association
➢ Categorical values
between two variables.
➢ Independent variable
➢ Small expected counts
➢ Random sampling
➢ Mutually exclusive and exhaustive

Mutually exclusive - a person can only vary in one


category.

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