Encyclopedia of Public Health

2008 Edition
| Editors: Wilhelm Kirch

McNemar’s Test

Reference work entry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5614-7_2075

Definition

A special form of the Chi-squared test used in the analysis of paired (not independent) proportions. This non‐parametric test compares two correlated dichotomous responses and is most frequently used in situations where the same sample is used, to find out the agreement (concordance) of two diagnostic tests or difference (discordance) between two treatments.

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