Re: [R] median comparison tests

2012-07-20 Thread Tal Galili
You can do a transformation on your Y, and than use the normal tools. Using something like a median test is not advisable due to low power, and a wilcox.test is considered a better choice (although the meaning is more complex when observations are not symmetrically distributed). If you wish to

Re: [R] median comparison tests

2012-07-20 Thread arun
Hi, Check this link. http://r.789695.n4.nabble.com/help-comparing-two-median-with-R-td822998.html A.K. - Original Message - From: Data Analytics Corp. w...@dataanalyticscorp.com To: r-help@r-project.org Cc: Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 4:14 PM Subject: [R] median comparison tests

[R] median comparison tests

2012-07-19 Thread Data Analytics Corp.
Hi, A client has a consumption measure on each of four products. The sample size is 75. The consumption distributions are highly skewed for each product. He would like a pairwise comparison test of the products, much like Tukey's HSD but using medians rather than means. Is there such a

Re: [R] median comparison tests

2012-07-19 Thread David L Carlson
] On Behalf Of Data Analytics Corp. Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 3:15 PM To: r-help@r-project.org Subject: [R] median comparison tests Hi, A client has a consumption measure on each of four products. The sample size is 75. The consumption distributions are highly skewed for each