Statistical Method in Aronow Study
Authors: HANS URY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1973)

Comments and Corrections1 May 1973Statistical Method in Aronow StudyHANS URY, PH.D.HANS URY, PH.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-78-5-790 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The article by Aronow and associates (1) is a valuable and interesting addition to air pollution epidemiology. I should like to comment on the statistics used in the report.In the Method section they state only that an analysis of variance test was done, and a textbook reference is given. I would have appreciated a more detailed explanation, such as "two-way classification analysis of variance tests and Scheffé multiple comparisons were calculated," since there are a good many multiple comparison procedures. After struggling with the data for a while, I reached the conclusion that the Scheffé method...References1. ARONOWHARRISISBELL WCM: Effect of freeway travel on angina pectoris. Ann Intern Med 77:669-676, 1972 LinkGoogle Scholar2. SCHEFFÉ H: The Analysis of Variance. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1959, Chapter 3 Google Scholar3. MCDONALDTHOMPSON BW: Rank sum multiple comparisons in one- and two-way classifications. Biometrika 54:487-497, 1967 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. DUNN O: Multiple comparisons using ranks. Techometrics 6:241-252, 1964 CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. KENDALL M: Rank Correlation Methods, 2nd ed. London, Charles Griffin & Co., Ltd., 1955 Google Scholar6. MANN H: Nonparametric tests against trend. Econometrica 13:245-259, 1945 CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. ELFVINGWHITLOCK GJ: A simple trend test with application to erythrocyte size data. Biometrics 6:282-288, 1950 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. JONCKHEERE A: A test of significance for the relation between m rankings and k ranked categories. Br J Statist Psychol 7:93-100, 1954 CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. FELLER W: An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, 2nd ed., vol. 1. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1957, p. 100 Google Scholar10. BRADLEY J: Distribution-Free Statistical Tests. New York, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1968, p. 96 Google Scholar11. PEISER A: Asymptotic formulas for significance levels of certain distributions. Ann Math Statist 14:56-62, 1943. Correction: Ann Math Statist 20:128-129,1949 CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: The Permanente Medical Group Oakland, California PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byRegioselective synthesis of 2- and 5-trifluoromethyl-or 2- and 5-difluoromethylpyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines based on 7,7,7-trifluoro-or 7,7-difluoro-2,4,6-trioxoheptanoic and 6-trifluoromethyl-or 6-difluoromethylcomanic acidsSynthesis of pyrazolo[1,5-c]pyrimidines from difluoroboron chelates of aroylacetones 1 May 1973Volume 78, Issue 5Page: 790-791KeywordsAir pollutionAnalysis of varianceEpidemiologyStatistical methods Issue Published: 1 May 1973 PDF downloadLoading ...