The multivariate nonparametric Behrens-Fisher problem

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 37-53

  Brunner, Edgar ^a   Munzel, Ullrich ^a   Puri, Madan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behrens Fisher problem; Multivariate two sample problem; Nonparametric hypothesis; Ordered categorical data; Rank tests; Ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036841648     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3758(02)00269-0     Document Type: Article

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