Roulette wheels, genetics and the x squared goodness-of-fit test.
Medium
Periodical Article
Medium
- part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Nov2020 (Volume) 33 (Number) 2
Classif
570 BIO
Subject
Biology
Page
30 - 33
Authors
Spooner, Robert
Contents
The link between gambling and assessing biological likelihood may not be an obvious one. In this article the author explains the powerful x squared statistical test, developed by the statistician Karl Pearson and still used by biologists.