The distribution of the number of maxima in a cyclic sequence.
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.
D001699:Biometry; D010507:Periodicity; D012984:Software