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Re: st: probability and z-statistic


From   Joseph Coveney <[email protected]>
To   Statalist <[email protected]>
Subject   Re: st: probability and z-statistic
Date   Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:18:13 +0900

Deidra Young wrote:

Hi Roger,

Only one thing I don't quite follow...
The tab command will produce Kendall's tau-b and approximate SE.  However,
Sommers' D produces tau-a only.

How do tau-a and tau-b differ?

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You'll find a description of each on Roger's website.  Take a look at
Section 2 on Page 2 of

www.imperial.ac.uk/nhli/r.newson/papers/params.pdf

Joseph Coveney


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