The Fisher-Pitman permutation test: an attractive alternative to the F test

Kenneth J Berry; Paul W Mielke Jr; Howard W Mielke

doi:10.2466/pr0.2002.90.2.495

The Fisher-Pitman permutation test: an attractive alternative to the F test

Psychol Rep. 2002 Apr;90(2):495-502. doi: 10.2466/pr0.2002.90.2.495.

Authors

Kenneth J Berry¹, Paul W Mielke Jr, Howard W Mielke

Affiliation

¹ Department of Sociology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523-1784, USA.

PMID: 12061589
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2002.90.2.495

Abstract

The Fisher-Pitman permutation test is shown to possess significant advantages over conventional alternatives when analyzing differences among independent samples with unequal variances.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Humans
Models, Psychological*
Psychology / methods*
Research*