Document Type
Article - On Campus Only
Publication Date
2011
Abstract
When nonparametric statistical tests are used to rank-order a list of alternatives, Simpson-like paradoxes arise, in which the individual parts give rise to a common decision, but the aggregate of those parts gives rise to a different decision. Haunsperger (2003) and Bargagliotti (2009) showed that the Kruskal-Wallis (Kruskal and Wallis, 1952), Mann-Whitney (Mann and Whitney, 1947), and Bhapkar's V (Bhapkar, 1961) nonparametric statistical tests are subject to these types of paradoxes. We further investigate these ranking paradoxes by showing that when they occur, the differences in rankings are not statistically significant.
Original Publication Citation
Anna E. Bargagliotti, Raymond N. Greenwell. (2015) Combinatorics and Statistical Issues Related to the Kruskal–Wallis Statistic. Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation 44:2, 533-550.
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
Bargagliotti, Anna E., "Statistical significance of ranking paradoxes" (2011). Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science Faculty Works. 127.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/math_fac/127
