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A statistical analysis of birth‐order effects with application to data on pyloric stenosis
Author(s) -
GLADSTIEN KEITH,
SPENCE M. ANNE
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
annals of human genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1469-1809
pISSN - 0003-4800
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-1809.1978.tb00653.x
Subject(s) - annals , order (exchange) , library science , citation , psychology , gerontology , medicine , history , classics , computer science , finance , economics
A method is presented for correcting incomplete data for birth-order analysis and variations in the ascertained incidence of affected individuals are allowed. The statistical analysis involves application of a test developed by Wilcoxon, Mann and Whitney, and Haldane and Smith. Examples are detailed for data correction, and the analysis of data for pyloric stenosis is discussed.