Moment-based multivariate permutation tests for ordinal categorical data

Journal of Nonparametric Statistics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 383-393

  Giancristofaro, Rosa Arboretti ^a   Bonnini, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Non parametric combination; Ordered categorical variable; Performance analysis; Permutation test; Restricted alternative; Sampling moment

Indexed keywords

EID: 47549100567     PISSN: 10485252     EISSN: 10290311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10485250802195440     Document Type: Article

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