Psychology A-Level
critical value tables
What critical value tables means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of critical value tables
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The line read is decided by the degrees of freedom together with the level of significance, and the AQA Chi Square table does not require choosing between one and two tails.
Topics that use critical value tables
- Algebra (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- contingency tables
- conventional reporting form
- degrees of freedom
- levels of significance
- null hypothesis decisions
- substituted line
- type 1 and type 2 errors
- chi square decision rule
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