Rank-based two-sample tests for paired data with missing values.

ABSTRACT: Two-sample location problem is one of the most encountered problems in statistical practice. The two most commonly studied subtypes of two-sample location problem involve observations from two populations that are either independent or completely paired, but a third subtype can oftentimes occur in practice when some observations are paired and some are not. Partially paired two-sample problems, also known as paired two-sample problems with missing data, often arise in biomedical fields when it is difficult for some invasive procedures to collect data from an individual at both conditions we are interested in comparing. Existing rank-based two-sample comparison procedures for partially paired data, however, do not make efficient use of all available data. In order to improve the power of te

SUBMITTER: Fong Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5991263 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature