On 30-May-2012 07:33:12 peter dalgaard wrote: > > On May 29, 2012, at 17:55 , maxbre wrote: >> Given this example >> [snip] >> And given the fact that: >> >> - in the note of R Wilcox.test is clearly stated: "The literature >> is not unanimous about the definitions of the Wilcoxon rank sum >> and Mann-Whitney tests. The two most common definitions correspond >> to the sum of the ranks of the first sample with the minimum value > subtracted or not. R subtracts [...], giving a value which is larger >> by m(m+1)/2 for a first sample of size m" >> > > NB: You are quoting like the Devil reads the Bible: The bit in [...] > is "and S-PLUS does not". So R's value is _smaller_ by m(m+1)/2. > [snip]
Since Peter would seem to be unique in the fortune of being able to observe the Devil reading the Bible, I propose that this be added to the Fortunes of us all. Ted. ------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <ted.hard...@wlandres.net> Date: 01-Jun-2012 Time: 00:05:40 This message was sent by XFMail ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
