5. Permutation Tests

Simulating scenarios, simulating datasets, simulating random variables.

Johanna Hardin https://m154-comp-stats.netlify.app/
2021-09-28
Two distributions, one is normal and the other is bimodal.

Figure 1: Artwork by @allison_horst.

Agenda

September 28, 2021

  1. Review: logic of hypothesis testing
  2. Logic of permutation tests
  3. Examples - 2 samples and beyond

September 30, 2021

  1. Conditions, exchangeability, random structure
  2. Different statistics within the permutation test
  3. Power
  4. Permutation vs. Randomization tests (Binomial)

Readings

Reflection questions

Ethics considerations

Slides

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