Chi squared help !
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Chi squared help !I'm doing maths coursework in which I need to incorperate a chi squared test and a step by step guide of how i did. I have no idea how to do it with my data sets. Basically I'm trying to determine if height affects tries scored in a rugby season and i have the height of 35 rugby players with the tries they scored per season. How would i show this in tables for my step by step method. Sorry if this is confusing to read I'm just in a rush!
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Re: Chi squared help !Well what do you know about it?(Original post by Calllu-m)
I have no idea how to do it with my data sets.
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Re: Chi squared help !I know how to do a chi squared test, but not with my data sets. Basically I have heights and then scores next to them. I'm trying to work out how I could do a chi squared for them, as the worked examples are a lot different.(Original post by BabyMaths)
Well what do you know about it?
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Re: Chi squared help !Did that but it still didn't work. I am competent with maths and wouldn't ask for help if I didn't need it, so i've covered most bases.(Original post by BabyMaths)
Put your heights into categories. -
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Re: Chi squared help !Observed
Height Tries scored
160-169 27 27
170-179 59 59
180-189 52 52
190-199 96 96
234
Expected
160-169 27 27
170-179 59 59
180-189 52 52
190-199 96 96
234 234
because there's only tries scored per season the expected/observed are the same.
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Re: Chi squared help !How many players do you have in each height category?(Original post by Calllu-m)
Observed
Height Tries scored
160-169 27 27
170-179 59 59
180-189 52 52
190-199 96 96
234
Expected
160-169 27 27
170-179 59 59
180-189 52 52
190-199 96 96
234 234
because there's only tries scored per season the expected/observed are the same.
If the number of tries scored is not related to the height of the player then you would expect the number of tries in each category to be proportional to the number of players in each category. -
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Re: Chi squared help !35 players overall, varied numbers. 12, 10, 6, and 7. Number of tries is related. I couldn't get an equal number of heights.(Original post by BabyMaths)
How many players do you have in each height category?
If the number of tries scored is not related to the height of the player then you would expect the number of tries in each category to be proportional to the number of players in each category.
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