Goodman and Kruskal's TAU-B Statistic

Kenneth J. Berry and Paul W. Mielke
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Kenneth J. Berry: Colorado State University
Paul W. Mielke: Colorado State University

Sociological Methods & Research, 1985, vol. 13, issue 4, 543-550

Abstract: Goodman and Kruskal's T b statistic is frequently employed by sociologists to measure association among categorical polytomies. The test of the null hypothesis T b = 0 is presently limited to an asymptotic approximation that fails to adjust for unbalanced marginals, yielding inaccurate probability values. This article details a nonasymptotic test of significance that adjusts for unbalanced marginals.

Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.1177/0049124185013004005

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