A comparative study of robust tests for spread: Asymmetric trimming strategies

British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-253

  Keselman, H J ^a   Wilcox, Rand R ^b   Algina, James ^c   Othman, Abdul R ^d   Fradette, Katherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 56649107962     PISSN: 00071102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000711008X299742     Document Type: Article

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