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The Comparison of Two Sets of Grouped Cyclic (Circular) Data
Author(s) -
Upton Graham
Publication year - 1990
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.4710320312
Subject(s) - monte carlo method , mathematics , statistics
Abstract A Monte Carlo procedure is suggested for the problem of judging whether two sets of grouped circular data, possibly differently oriented, have arisen from otherwise equivalent distributions. The procedure is applied to data relating to the months of onset of two illnesses in a group of patients.