A Unified Nonparametric Approach for Unbalanced Factorial Designs
不平衡析因设计的统一非参数方法
Motivated by questions arising from the field of statistical genetics, we consider the problem of testing main, nested, and interaction effects in unbalanced factorial designs. Based on the concept of composite linear rank statistics, a new notion of weighted rank is proposed. Asymptotic normality of weighted linear rank statistics is established under mild conditions, and consistent estimators are developed for the corresponding limiting covariance structure. A unified…