A Nonparametric Test of Independence between Two Vectors

Journal of the American Statistical Association

Volumn 92, Issue 438, 1997, Pages 561-567

  Gieser, Peter W ^a   Randles, Ronald H ^b  

^a Pediat Oncol Grp Stat Office   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Association; Independence test; Interdirection; Monte Carlo; Pitman efficiency; Robust; Vector independence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031497765     PISSN: 01621459     EISSN: 1537274X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621459.1997.10474008     Document Type: Article

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