Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

  1. Distinguish between nonparametric and parametric tests.
  2. Explain how the test statistic is computed for a chi-square test.
  3. Calculate the degrees of freedom for the chi-square goodness-of-fit test and locate critical values in the chi-square table.
  4. Compute the chi-square goodness-of-fit test and interpret the results.
  5. Identify the assumption and the restriction of expected frequency size for the chi-square test.
  6. Calculate the degrees of freedom for the chi-square test for independence and locate critical values in the chi-square table.
  7. Compute the chi-square test for independence and interpret the results.
  8. Compute and interpret effect size for the chi-square test for independence.
  9. Summarize the results of a chi-square test in APA format.
  10. Compute the chi-square goodness-of-fit test and the chi-square test for independence using SPSS.