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On a Test of Whether one of Two Random Variables is Stochastically Larger than the Other

On a Test of Whether one of Two Random Variables is Stochastically Larger than the Other

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On a Test of Whether one of Two Random Variables is Stochastically Larger than the Other

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On a Test of Whether one of Two Random Variables is Stochastically Larger than the Other

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Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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The Annals of mathematical statistics, 1947-03, Vol.18 (1), p.50-60

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English

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Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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Let x and y be two random variables with continuous cumulative distribution functions f and g. A statistic U depending on the relative ranks of the x's and y's is proposed for testing the hypothesis f = g. Wilcoxon proposed an equivalent test in the Biometrics Bulletin, December, 1945, but gave only a few points of the distribution of his statistic...

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On a Test of Whether one of Two Random Variables is Stochastically Larger than the Other

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TN_cdi_projecteuclid_primary_oai_CULeuclid_euclid_aoms_1177730491

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_projecteuclid_primary_oai_CULeuclid_euclid_aoms_1177730491

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0003-4851

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2168-8990

DOI

10.1214/aoms/1177730491

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