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2009

Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Exact test

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A Maximum Test For The Analysis Of Ordered Categorical Data, Markus Neuhäeuser Nov 2009

A Maximum Test For The Analysis Of Ordered Categorical Data, Markus Neuhäeuser

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Different scoring schemes are possible when performing exact tests using scores on ordered categorical data. The standard scheme is based on integer scores, but non-integer scores were proposed to increase power (Ivanova & Berger, 2001). However, different non-integer scores exist and the question arises as to which of the non-integer schemes should be chosen. To solve this problem, a maximum test is proposed. To be precise, the maximum of the competing statistics is used as the new test statistic, rather than arbitrarily choosing one single test statistic.


A Socratic Dialogue, Vance W. Berger May 2009

A Socratic Dialogue, Vance W. Berger

Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods

Socrates has found some aspects of medical biostatistics a bit confusing, and wishes to discuss some of these issues with Simplicio, a prominent medical researcher. This Socratic dialogue will shed some light on the errant use of parametric analyses in clinical trials.