Question about Chi-Square Output

[Jay Deitchman]

Greetings,

 

I have some questions regarding the Chi-Square output below:

 

 

Chi-Square Tests

	Value	df	Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square	2.416(a)	3	.491
Likelihood Ratio	2.443	3	.486
Linear-by-Linear Association	.993	1	.319
N of Valid Cases	98

a 1 cells (12.5%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 4.83.

Symmetric Measures

		Value	Asymp. Std. Error(a)	Approx. T(b)	Approx. Sig.
Interval by Interval	Pearson's R	-.101	.101	-.997	.321(c)
Ordinal by Ordinal	Spearman Correlation	-.086	.102	-.845	.400(c)
N of Valid Cases		98

a Not assuming the null hypothesis.

b Using the asymptotic standard error assuming the null hypothesis.

c Based on normal approximation.

Q1. This may sound foolish, but am I correct that the p-value is -.101?

 

Q2. If the p-value is -.101, why is it negative/what does that mean?

 

In advance, any assistance is appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Jay

 

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Mr. Jay B. Deitchman, M.S. Ed. Doctoral Candidate, University at Albany
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[Swank, Paul R]

That is the r, not the p value. The p value for that r is .321.

 

Dr. Paul R. Swank,

Professor and Director of Research

Children's Learning Institute

University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston

 

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Subject: Question about Chi-Square Output

 

Greetings,

 

I have some questions regarding the Chi-Square output below:

 

 

Chi-Square Tests

	Value	df	Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square	2.416(a)	3	.491
Likelihood Ratio	2.443	3	.486
Linear-by-Linear Association	.993	1	.319
N of Valid Cases	98

a 1 cells (12.5%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 4.83.

Symmetric Measures

		Value	Asymp. Std. Error(a)	Approx. T(b)	Approx. Sig.
Interval by Interval	Pearson's R	-.101	.101	-.997	.321(c)
Ordinal by Ordinal	Spearman Correlation	-.086	.102	-.845	.400(c)
N of Valid Cases		98

a Not assuming the null hypothesis.

b Using the asymptotic standard error assuming the null hypothesis.

c Based on normal approximation.

Q1. This may sound foolish, but am I correct that the p-value is -.101?

 

Q2. If the p-value is -.101, why is it negative/what does that mean?

 

In advance, any assistance is appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Jay

 

--
Mr. Jay B. Deitchman, M.S. Ed. Doctoral Candidate, University at Albany
(Cell) 607.267.9447 (Home) 607.638.1909 (Office) 518.629.7567 [hidden email]