Sign test — In statistics, the sign test can be used to test the hypothesis that there is no difference between the continuous distributions of two random variables X and Y . Formally:Let p = Pr( X > Y ), and then test the null hypothesis H0: p = 0.50. This… … Wikipedia
sign test — a nonparametric statistical test based on a null hypothesis that by chance the experimental group should outperform the control group for half the outcome variables and vice versa. Results are scored as a series of pluses and minuses awarded to… … Medical dictionary
Lasиgue sign test — La·sиgue sign, test (lah segґ) [Ernest Charles Lasиgue, French physician, 1816–1883] see under sign, and see straight leg–raising test, under test … Medical dictionary
Phalen sign test (maneuver) — Pha·len sign, test (maneuver) (faґlən) [George S. Phalen, American orthopedic surgeon, 1911–1998] see under sign and test … Medical dictionary
Bбrбny symptom (sign test) pointing test — Bб·rб·ny symptom (sign, test), pointing test (bahґrah ne) [Robert Bбrбny, Austrian physician in Sweden and Nobel prize winner, 1876–1936 ] see under symptom and test … Medical dictionary
Erichsen sign (test) — Er·ich·sen sign (test) (erґik sən) [Sir John Eric Erichsen, English surgeon, 1818–1896] see under sign … Medical dictionary
Gaenslen sign (test) — Gaens·len sign (test) (genzґlən) [Frederick Julius Gaenslen, American surgeon, 1877–1937] see under sign … Medical dictionary
Romberg disease (trophoneurosis) sign (test) spasm — Rom·berg disease (trophoneurosis), sign (test), spasm (romґbərg) [Moritz Heinrich Romberg, German physician, 1795–1873] see facial hemiatrophy, under hemiatrophy, and see under sign and spasm … Medical dictionary
Becker phenomenon (sign) test — Beck·er phenomenon (sign), test (bekґər) [Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker, German oculist, 1828–1890] see under phenomenon and test … Medical dictionary
Boas algesimeter point (sign test) — Bo·as algesimeter, point (sign, test) (boґahs) [Ismar Isidor Boas, German physician, 1858–1938] see under algesimeter and point … Medical dictionary
Rumpel-Leede phenomenon (sign test) — Rum·pel Leede phenomenon (sign, test) (roomґpəl lēdґ) [Theodor Rumpel, German physician, 1862–1923; Carl Stockbridge Leede, American physician, 1882–1964] see under phenomenon … Medical dictionary
