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MADtests (version 0.1.1)

Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals for Median Absolute Deviations

Description

Conducts one- and two-sample hypothesis tests for median absolute deviations (mads) for robust inference of dispersion. Comparisons between two samples uses the ratio of mads. Confidence intervals are also computed.

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Install

install.packages('MADtests')

Version

0.1.1

License

MIT + file LICENSE

Maintainer

Luke Prendergast

Last Published

February 3rd, 2026

Functions in MADtests (0.1.1)

pop.mad

Population Median Absolute Deviation (MAD)
varmad

Approximate Variance of the Median Absolute Deviation (MAD) Estimator.
madci

Test for a single the median absolute deviation (MAD)
madtest

Hypothesis Test to Compare Two Median Absolute Deviations (MADs)