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An Extended Class of Matched Pairs Tests based on Powers of Ranks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Paul W. Mielke Jr.  and
Kenneth J. Berry
Paul W. Mielke Jr.*
Affiliation:
Colorado State University
Kenneth J. Berry
Affiliation:
Colorado State University
*
Requests for reprints should be addressed to Dr. Paul W. Mielke, Jr., Department of Statistics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523.
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Abstract

A large class of rank tests, which includes the familiar sign test and the Wilcoxon signed-ranks test, is described and discussed. This class of distribution-free tests provides a flexible basis for testing research hypotheses of various forms. Exact small sample and approximate large sample procedures are considered. Applications of these procedures are presented, including simple numerical examples.

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Original Paper
Information
Psychometrika , Volume 41 , Issue 1 , March 1976 , pp. 89 - 100
Copyright
Copyright © 1976 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

The authors wish to acknowledge the constructive comments by the reviewers.

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