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To perform Fisher's exact test, choose Stat > Tables > Cross Tabulation and Chi-Square and click Other Stats.. Use Fisher's exact test to analyze a 2x2 contingency table and test whether the row variable and column variable are independent (H 0: the row variable and column variable are independent).. The p-value from Fisher's exact test is accurate for all sample sizes, whereas …

The null and alternative hypotheses are two mutually exclusive statements about a population. A hypothesis test uses sample data to determine whether to reject the null hypothesis.