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A theory of contrasts for modified Freeman–Tukey statistics and its applications to Tukey’s post-hoc tests for contingency tables

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  • Yoshio Takane

    (University of Victoria)

  • Eric J. Beh

    (University of Wollongong
    Stellenbosch University)

  • Rosaria Lombardo

    (University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”)

Abstract

This paper presents a theory of contrasts designed for modified Freeman–Tukey (FT) statistics which are derived through square-root transformations of observed frequencies (proportions) in contingency tables. Some modifications of the original FT statistic are necessary to allow for ANOVA-like exact decompositions of the global goodness of fit (GOF) measures. The square-root transformations have an important effect of stabilizing (equalizing) variances. The theory is then used to derive Tukey’s post-hoc pairwise comparison tests for contingency tables. Tukey’s tests are more restrictive, but are more powerful, than Scheffè’s post-hoc tests developed earlier for the analysis of contingency tables. Throughout this paper, numerical examples are given to illustrate the theory. Modified FT statistics, like other similar statistics for contingency tables, are based on a large-sample rationale. Small Monte-Carlo studies are conducted to investigate asymptotic (and non-asymptotic) behaviors of the proposed statistics.

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  • Yoshio Takane & Eric J. Beh & Rosaria Lombardo, 2025. "A theory of contrasts for modified Freeman–Tukey statistics and its applications to Tukey’s post-hoc tests for contingency tables," Computational Statistics, Springer, vol. 40(3), pages 1423-1446, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:compst:v:40:y:2025:i:3:d:10.1007_s00180-024-01537-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s00180-024-01537-7
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