I'd recommend some sort of bootstrapping/randomization procedure...
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On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Cherilyn Young wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
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> What would be the best significance test to see whether one subgroup of a
> data set has a significantly greater range of values on a variable than
> other subgroups? From what I've read, a Poisson distribution *might*
> work, but I'd instinctively prefer something nonparametric. I'm working
> with a data set of human subjects' responses on cognitive and linguistic
> measures, if that helps any.
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Cherilyn Young
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