Profile Statistics for Sparse Contingency Tables under Poisson Sampling
Simple conditions for the inconsistency of classical likelihood ratio (LR) test in case of very sparse categorical data are given. The LR type test based on profile statistics is proposed as an alternative. The performance of both tests for a sparse contingency table is compared by simulations.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Austrian Statistical Society
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Austrian Journal of Statistics |
| Online Access: | http://www.ajs.or.at/index.php/ajs/article/view/203 |