A new nonparametric test for the ordered alternative problem

Journal of Nonparametric Statistics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 289-301

  Terpstra, Jeffrey T ^a   Magel, Rhonda C ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic distribution; Jonckheere Terpstra test; Nonparametric test; Ordered alternative; Power comparisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037633662     PISSN: 10485252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1048525031000078349     Document Type: Article

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