A recurrence formula for the distribution of the Wilcoxon rank sum statistic (Q1108705)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4068063
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4068063 |
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A recurrence formula for the distribution of the Wilcoxon rank sum statistic (English)
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1988
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A recurrence formula for the exact distribution of the Wilcoxon rank sum statistic is obtained using the properties of the binomial coefficients. A geometric interpretation of this distribution based on the structure of the Pascal triangle is presented.
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triangulated number
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recurrence formula
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Wilcoxon rank sum statistic
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binomial coefficients
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Pascal triangle
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