A limitation of the prediction analysis of 2 × 2 contingency tables is pointed out. Specifically, when competing predictions are being compared, a direct comparison of selected cell (or marginal) frequencies gives' virtually the same information as that provided by prediction analysis. This limitation does not apply in the more general case of R × C cross-classifications.
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