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Direct linkWilcox, Rand R. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
For two random variables, X and Y, let D = X - Y, and let theta[subscript x], theta[subscript y], and theta[subscript d] be the corresponding medians. It is known that the Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test and its modern extensions do not test H[subscript o] : theta[subscript x] = theta[subscript y], but rather, they test H[subscript o] : theta[subscript…
Descriptors: Scores, Inferences, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis
Peer reviewedHofmann, Richard J. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1979
The Guttman scale is discussed from the viewpoint of errors in response patterns. The errors are assumed to be distributed as a binomial. A double-barreled significance test is suggested having two probabilities: high probability and low probability. (Author)
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Hypothesis Testing, Probability, Psychometrics
