Date:         Sat, 4 Sep 1999 01:56:53 -0700
Reply-To:     aa3657@wayne.edu
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
From:         Michael Kruger <aa3657@WAYNE.EDU>
Subject:      Significance Test for 2 independent Chi-Squares
Comments: To: "SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii

I have two chi-square tables that represent data from seperate years,
1997 and 1998.
Each table consists of 2 categorical ordinal variables representing
Performance Evaluation
(5 levels) and Seniority (4 levels). Both are statistically significant
(p <0.05). But I want to ask if the two years are significantly
different from one another. I could do a logistic regression but it
seems there shouold be an earier and more straightforward way of
answering this question. This question seems like it should be
elementary, but I'm not sure how it should be accomplished. Any help
would be appreciated.

--

Michael Kruger "A True Prince"
Statistical Analyst
Wayne State Univ.School of Medicine
Dept. of OB/Gyn
(313)-577-1794
m_kruger@wayne.edu