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A test against trend in random sequences

Statistics Theory 2019-06-04 v1 Statistics Theory

Abstract

We study a modification of Kendall's tau-test, replacing his permutations of n different numbers by sequences of length n, where repetition is allowed. In particular, binary sequences are included. Random sequences can be tested.

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@article{arxiv.1906.00752,
  title  = {A test against trend in random sequences},
  author = {Peter Lindqvist},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1906.00752},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

This is essentially a revision of REPORT-MAT-A234, Helsinki University of Technology 1986. (Some details are from REPORT-MAT-A131 (1978).)

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