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October 10, 2020Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyOpen Access

Effective use of the McNemar test

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MSMatilda Q. R. Pembury SmithGRGraeme D. Ruxton

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Overview

Randomized trial demonstrates effective application of the McNemar test in biological research, highlighting methodological advancements.

Key Points

  • This research aims to promote the effective use of the McNemar test for analyzing paired binomial data in biological studies.
  • Described circumstances where the McNemar test is applicable in biological research.
  • Outlined different variants of the McNemar test and their implementation in R.
  • Conducted a survey to assess current usage of the McNemar test in publications.
  • Findings suggest that the McNemar test is often overlooked in favor of chi-squared tests, despite being more suitable.
  • Guidelines provided on choosing the appropriate method for the McNemar test were supported by survey results.
  • Current publication practices rarely specify or adopt the most appropriate method for analyzing paired binomial data.

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Smith et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8edd85c3030ff03d1a9cehttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-020-02916-y
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