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. 2017 Mar 30;42(2):152–155. doi: 10.5395/rde.2017.42.2.152

Table 1. Contingency tables and procedure for Chi-squared test.

Observed frequency (O) Expected frequency (E) O − E (O − E)2 / E
Example 1 A B Total A B Total A B Total A B Total
Male 50 50 100 50 50 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 50 50 100 50 50 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 100 100 200 100 100 200 0 0 0 0 0 0
Example 2 A B Total A B Total A B Total A B Total
Male 30 70 100 30 70 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 30 70 100 30 70 100 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 60 140 200 60 140 200 0 0 0 0 0 0
Example 3 A B Total A B Total A B Total A B Total
Male 30 70 100 50 50 100 −20 20 0 8 8 16
Female 70 30 100 50 50 100 20 −20 0 8 8 16
Total 100 100 200 100 100 200 0 0 0 16 16 32