摘要：For multi-way tables with ordered categories, Tahata et al. \ (2008) considered the collapsed symmetry model, which indicates the symmetry for the tables collapsed the original table by choosing the cut point in the categories. The present paper proposes a measure to represent the degree of departure from collapsed symmetry for multi-way tables. The measure proposed is expressed by using the Cressie-Read power-divergence or the Patil-Taillie diversity index. The measure would be useful for comparing the degrees of departure from collapsed symmetry in several multi-way tables. Examples are given.
