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Robustness without rank order statistics

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Authors: Mielke, Paul 1 ; Berry, Kenneth 2 ; Johnston, Janis 3 ; 

Source: Journal of Applied Statistics, Volume 38, Number 1, January 2011, pp. 207-214(8)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02664760903406439

An alternative to conventional rank tests based on a Euclidean distance analysis space is described. Comparisons based on exact probability values among classical two-sample t-tests and the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test illustrate the advantages of the Euclidean distance analysis space alternative.

Keywords: Euclidean distance; analysis space; rank-order statistics; robustness

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Statistics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA 2: Department of Sociology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA 3: AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at US EPA National Homeland Security Research Center, Washington, DC, USA

Publication date: 01 January 2011

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