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Term: Cochran-Armitage Test for Trend

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2006-06-01

Definition:

A statistical method of directing chi-squared tests toward a narrower alternative. The test is sensitive to the linearity between a response variable and an explanatory variable, and detects trends that would not be noticed by cruder methods.

Related concepts 

• Cochran-Armitage Test for Trend

Related terms 

• Chi-Square Test

References 

• Roos LL, Traverse D, Turner D. Delivering prevention: the role of public programs in delivering care to high-risk populations. Med Care 1999;37(6 Suppl):JS264-JS278. [Abstract] (View)

Term used in 

• Heaman M, Kingston D, Helewa M, Brownell M, Derksen S, Bogdanovic B, McGowan K, Bailly A. Perinatal Services and Outcomes in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Summary] [Full Report] [Errata] (View)