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Comparing Two Ranking Methods for Simultaneous Mean Differences
School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
Department of Statistics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
- 1 School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
- 2 Department of Statistics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
Advances in Pure Mathematics·Volume 16 (2026)·Pages 19–28·Published 8 January 2026·DOI10.4236/apm.2026.161002
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Abstract
When comparing means of more than two groups, powers of two ranking methods for pairwise nonparametric simultaneous inference are compared, for various alternative hypotheses.
KeywordsRanksHonest Significant DifferenceSimultaneous InferenceWilcoxon Rank Sum Test
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