A review of some models for the analysis of contingency tables : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Statistics at Massey University

Abstract

Some models proposed for the analysis of contingency tables are reviewed and illustrated with examples.

These include standard loglinear models; models which are suitable for ordinal categorical variables such as ordinal loglinear, log­ multiplicative and logit models, and models based on an underlying distribution for the response; and models for incomplete and square tables.

Estimation methods and inference are also discussed.