Distance-based tests for homogeneity of multivariate dispersions

Biometrics

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 245-253

  Anderson, Marti J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dissimilarity; Heterogeneity; Levene's test; Multivariate analysis; Permutation tests; Principal coordinates; Robust methods

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

DISSIMILARITY; DISTANCE-BASED; HETEROGENEITY; LEVENE'S TEST; MULTI VARIATE ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE DISPERSIONS; NON-NORMALITY; PERMUTATION TESTS; PRINCIPAL COORDINATES; ROBUST METHODS;

BIODIVERSITY;

DISPERSION; HOMOGENEITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEF; DISPERSION; ECOLOGY; FISH; HYPOTHESIS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANTHOZOA; PASSERIDAE;

EID: 33645053483     PISSN: 0006341X     EISSN: 15410420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2005.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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