A table showing the distribution of one variable in rows and another in columns, used to study the correlation between the two variables.
〔统计〕列联表，相依表
Example sentencesExamples
A contingency table was used to test the null hypothesis that the sex ratio was independent of habitat.
A two-by-two contingency table showed a significantly higher proportion of relapses among clinics on the Hong Kong Island.
In a few cases, where the single-factor logistic regressions yielded poor fit, the data were analyzed with a two-factor contingency table.
In the contingency table for the full 24-class vegetation classification, two types of mismatches (errors in the traditional assessment) are highlighted.
Here is the contingency table for tomorrow, which shows basically the same pattern that we've seen before.
Definition of contingency table in US English:
contingency table
noun
Statistics
A table showing the distribution of one variable in rows and another in columns, used to study the association between the two variables.
〔统计〕列联表，相依表
Example sentencesExamples
In a few cases, where the single-factor logistic regressions yielded poor fit, the data were analyzed with a two-factor contingency table.
A two-by-two contingency table showed a significantly higher proportion of relapses among clinics on the Hong Kong Island.
In the contingency table for the full 24-class vegetation classification, two types of mismatches (errors in the traditional assessment) are highlighted.
Here is the contingency table for tomorrow, which shows basically the same pattern that we've seen before.
A contingency table was used to test the null hypothesis that the sex ratio was independent of habitat.