title: A computer enhanced runs test for smoothed data.
abstract: For a series of data points that follow a pattern due to natural ordering, I develop a modified runs test for continuous data to detect such a pattern. The test statistic is the number of runs in the series after having smoothed the data with use of a moving average. The testing procedure is based on permutations of the original data. My simulations indicate that the modified test is generally more powerful than the usual runs test.
authors.affiliation: Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003198:Computer Simulation; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D011897:Random Allocation