Would the Yates correction for continuity help? If so, why? If not, why not? Yes, the Yates correction for continuity is the safest course to take corrective action whenever any of the cells have frequencies of 5 or fewer. No, there is no need for the Yates correction for continuity, because there is no problem with this chi square distribution. No, the Yates correction for continuity works only for 2 2 tables