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Note on a binomial test against sectoral preference of circular observations
Author(s) -
Lehmacher W.,
Lienert G. A.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/bimj.4710220306
Subject(s) - binomial (polynomial) , statistics , mathematics , binomial distribution , preference , econometrics , binomial test , negative binomial distribution , test (biology) , sampling (signal processing) , computer science , poisson distribution , biology , filter (signal processing) , computer vision , paleontology
A binomial test is proposed to test the nullhypothesis of uniform distribution of circular observations against the alternative of sectoral preference where the sector in which the observations are expected to cluster must be chosen prior to sampling. This binomial test against sectoral preference is illustrated by an example from psychopharmacology. The method is modified for comparing the sectoral proportions of two independent as well as two paired samples of circular observations.