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The distribution of the number of maxima in a cyclic sequence
1Department of Medical Statistics, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
Chronobiology International
|January 1, 1984
Abstract:
A simple statistical method is presented which tests for non-randomness in a cyclic sequence. The distribution of the statistic is tabulated for short sequences, and a large sample approximation is derived. Significant values of the statistic are given for sequences of length up to 52. Easily used computer programs to carry out appropriate calculations are presented.