Fisher's exact probability test is severely conservative when interpreted with reference to conventional alpha levels due to the discontinuity of the sampling distribution for 2 × 2 tables. An adjustment of the cell frequencies is proposed that results in a correction for continuity with appropriate alpha protection and increased power.
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John E. Overall (1980) studied this question.
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