X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fstatistics.texi;h=63c97b06078e564dcc0e94cb55cef35b05ee641a;hb=871dc2a4ffe7bd1c1b0a7c5a451ce9e23d4b7969;hp=93adb65aa158a358ba85e19cb0cde6e2a0c02575;hpb=b5d60d6aabbec19bafeba0df8db98a9ac804dcf6;p=pspp-builds.git diff --git a/doc/statistics.texi b/doc/statistics.texi index 93adb65a..63c97b06 100644 --- a/doc/statistics.texi +++ b/doc/statistics.texi @@ -681,8 +681,11 @@ is used. @menu * BINOMIAL:: Binomial Test * CHISQUARE:: Chisquare Test +* COCHRAN:: Cochran Q Test * FRIEDMAN:: Friedman Test +* KENDALL:: Kendall's W Test * KRUSKAL-WALLIS:: Kruskal-Wallis Test +* MANN-WHITNEY:: Mann Whitney U Test * RUNS:: Runs Test * SIGN:: The Sign Test * WILCOXON:: Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test @@ -766,6 +769,21 @@ If no /EXPECTED subcommand is given, then then equal frequencies are expected. +@node COCHRAN +@subsection Cochran Q Test +@vindex Cochran +@cindex Cochran Q test +@cindex Q, Cochran Q + +@display + [ /COCHRAN = varlist ] +@end display + +The Cochran Q test is used to test for differences between three or more groups. +The data for @var{varlist} in all cases must assume exactly two distinct values (other than missing values). + +The value of Q will be displayed and its Asymptotic significance based on a chi-square distribution. + @node FRIEDMAN @subsection Friedman Test @vindex FRIEDMAN @@ -779,6 +797,23 @@ The Friedman test is used to test for differences between repeated measures when A list of variables which contain the measured data must be given. The procedure prints the sum of ranks for each variable, the test statistic and its significance. +@node KENDALL +@subsection Kendall's W Test +@vindex KENDALL +@cindex Kendall's W test +@cindex coefficient of concordance + +@display + [ /KENDALL = varlist ] +@end display + +The Kendall test investigates whether an arbitrary number of related samples come from the +same population. +It is identical to the Friedman test except that the additional statistic W, Kendall's Coefficient of Concordance is printed. +It has the range [0,1] --- a value of zero indicates no agreement between the samples whereas a value of +unity indicates complete agreement. + + @node KRUSKAL-WALLIS @subsection Kruskal-Wallis Test @vindex KRUSKAL-WALLIS @@ -803,6 +838,28 @@ of the test will be printed. The abbreviated subcommand K-W may be used in place of KRUSKAL-WALLIS. +@node MANN-WHITNEY +@subsection Mann-Whitney U Test +@vindex MANN-WHITNEY +@vindex M-W +@cindex Mann-Whitney U test +@cindex U, Mann-Whitney U + +@display + [ /MANN-WHITNEY = varlist BY var (group1, group2) ] +@end display + +The Mann-Whitney subcommand is used to test whether two groups of data come from different populations. +The variables to be tested should be specified in @var{varlist} and the grouping variable, that determines to which group the test variables belong, in @var{var}. +@var{Var} may be either a string or an alpha variable. +@var{Group1} and @var{group2} specify the +two values of @var{var} which determine the groups of the test data. +Cases for which the @var{var} value is neither @var{group1} or @var{group2} will be ignored. + +The value of the Mann-Whitney U statistic, the Wilcoxon W, and the significance will be printed. +The abbreviated subcommand M-W may be used in place of MANN-WHITNEY. + + @node RUNS @subsection Runs Test @vindex RUNS