npst (version 2.0)

npst-package: npst

Description

Package 'npst' generalizes Hewitt's (1971) test for seasonality and Rogerson's (1996) extension based on Monte-Carlo simulation.

Details

Package:

npst

Type:

Package

Version:

1.6

Date:

2011-08-26

License:

GPL-2

LazyLoad:

yes

References

EDWARDS, J.H. (1961): The recognition and estimation of cyclic trends. Annals of Human Genetics 25:83-86

HEWITT, David and MILNER, Jean and CSIMA, Adele and PAKULA (1971): On Edwards' Criterion of Seasonality and a Non-Parametric Alternative. British Journal of Preventive Social Medicine 25:174-176

ROGERSON, Peter A. (1996): A Generalization of Hewitt's Test for Seasonality. International Journal of Epidemiology 25:644-648

WALTER, S.D. (1980): Exact significance levels for Hewitt's test for seasonality Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 34:147--149

Examples

npst(indata=c(1:6, 12:7), peak=6, repts=100000,
  whole.distribution=FALSE, siglevels=c(0.01, 0.05, 0.1),
  PARALLEL=FALSE)