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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!auvm!UGA.BITNET!FDANE
  3. Message-ID: <STAT-L%92110908321449@VM1.MCGILL.CA>
  4. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.stat-l
  5. Date:         Mon, 9 Nov 1992 08:24:49 EST
  6. Sender:       "STATISTICAL CONSULTING" <STAT-L@MCGILL1.BITNET>
  7. From:         Frank Dane <FDANE@UGA.BITNET>
  8. Subject:      Re: Chi-Squares
  9. In-Reply-To:  Message of Sun, 8 Nov 1992 17:06:37 EST from <WLTPIRIE@VTVM1>
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  12. Pirie is, of course, correct; substracting two Chi Square values to
  13. determine difference of fit does require that the models be nested
  14. and that log linear analysis be used.  Because I rarely do anything
  15. else, I neglected to mention these requirements.
  16.  
  17. Dr. Francis C. Dane, Associate Professor and Chair
  18. Department of Psychology, Mercer University
  19. Macon, GA  31207-0001  USA
  20. Bitnet: FDANE@UGA   Internet: FDANE@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
  21. Tel: (912) 752-2972
  22. Fax: (912) 752-2108
  23.