Research Catalog

Title

A chronicle of permutation statistical methods : 1920-2000, and beyond / Kenneth J. Berry, Janis E. Johnston, Paul W. Mielke, Jr.

Author

Berry, Kenneth J.,

Publication

Cham ; New York : Springer, [2014]

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Additional Authors

• Johnston, Janis E., 1957-
• Mielke, Paul W.,

Description

xix, 517 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

The focus of this book is on the birth and historical development of permutation statistical methods from the early 1920s to the near present. Beginning with the seminal contributions of R.A. Fisher, E.J.G. Pitman, and others in the 1920s and 1930s, permutation statistical methods were initially introduced to validate the assumptions of classical statistical methods. Permutation methods have advantages over classical methods in that they are optimal for small data sets and non-random samples, are data-dependent, and are free of distributional assumptions. Permutation probability values may be exact, or estimated via moment- or resampling-approximation procedures. Because permutation methods are inherently computationally-intensive, the evolution of computers and computing technology that made modern permutation methods possible accompanies the historical narrative. Permutation analogs of many well-known statistical tests are presented in a historical context, including multiple correlation and regression, analysis of variance, contingency table analysis, and measures of association and agreement. A non-mathematical approach makes the text accessible to readers of all levels.

Subject

Permutations > Statistical methods

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-488) and indexes.

ISBN

• 9783319027432
• 3319027433
• 3319027441
• 9783319027449

LCCN

2014935885

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library