Multivariate spatial sign and rank methods

Journal of Nonparametric Statistics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 201-213

  Möttönen, Jyrki ^a   Oja, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Angle test; Hodges Lehmann estimate; Randles sign test; rank test; sign test; signed rank test; spatial median

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000354169     PISSN: 10485252     EISSN: 10290311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10485259508832643     Document Type: Article

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