From: Testing for differences in distribution tails to test for differences in 'maximum' lifespan
Test | Sample Size (N) Per Group | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 50 | 80 | 100 | |||
 | α = .05 | α = .01 | α = .05 | α = .01 | α = .05 | α = .01 |
Tests of H 0, A (Wang-Allison tests) | ||||||
QT3 with Ï„ set to 130. | 0.244 | 0.101 | 0.412 | 0.181 | 0.490 | 0.258 |
QT3 with Ï„ set to sample 90th percentile. | 0.363 | 0.363 | 0.735 | 0.337 | 0.753 | 0.600 |
QT4 with Ï„ set to 130. | 0.266 | 0.102 | 0.418 | 0.187 | 0.514 | 0.274 |
QT4 with Ï„ set to sample 90th percentile. | 0.363 | 0.363 | 0.735 | 0.555 | 0.753 | 0.600 |
Tests of H 0, B | ||||||
Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney with Ï„ set to 130. | 0.409 | 0.172 | 0.684 | 0.411 | 0.804 | 0.56 |
Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney with Ï„ set to sample 90th percentile. | 0.245 | 0.142 | 0.33 | 0.144 | 0.434 | 0.176 |
Permutation test with Ï„ set to 130. | 0.517 | 0.244 | 0.81 | 0.568 | 0.913 | 0.728 |
Permutation test with Ï„ set to sample 90th percentile. | 0.169 | 0.039 | 0.428 | 0.190 | 0.569 | 0.249 |
Tests of H 0, C (new tests) | ||||||
Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney with Ï„ set to 130. | 0.374 | 0.171 | 0.528 | 0.280 | 0.629 | 0.373 |
Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney with Ï„ set to sample 90th percentile. | 0.602 | 0.353 | 0.734 | 0.552 | 0.865 | 0.724 |
Permutation test with Ï„ set to 130. | 0.393 | 0.177 | 0.524 | 0.288 | 0.626 | 0.377 |
Permutation test with Ï„ set to sample 90th percentile. | 0.619 | 0.365 | 0.726 | 0.553 | 0.852 | 0.704 |