Subroutines to calculate exact chi-square and Fisher's exact probability tests are presented for 3 by 2 cross-classification tables. A nondirectional probability value for each test is computed recursively. The use of an arbitrary starting value in each recursion eliminates the cumbersome computation of initial probability values based on the hypergeometric distribution.
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