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Fisher's Exact Test
Hi all: I'm testing
H0: Theta = 1 vs HA: Theta > 1 for the following 2 x 2 Table:
----------- C-----NC--Total
Surgery -- 21 -- -- 2 ---23
Chemo -- 15 -- -- 3 ---18
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Total-----36------5----41--
Basically, this table contains results of a study comparing Chemo with Surgery in treating Cancer of the Larynx. C = Cancer Controlled, NC = Non-Cancer Controlled. I'm supposed to use Fishers Exact Test and interpret results.
Using the hypergeometric distribution,
P(n11 = 21) = (23 C 21) * (18 C 15) / (41 C 36) = .275
I'm not sure how to interpret that result. I'm also supposed to find a one-sided P-value (manually) too, which I'm also unsure.
Any thoughts?