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An Application of Order Restricted Inference Methodology to a Problem in Psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Tim Robertson  and
Giles Warrack
Tim Robertson*
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Iowa
Giles Warrack
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of North Carolina, At Greensboro
*
Requests for reprints should be sent to Tim Robertson, Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242.
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Abstract

Using data which reflects upon the genetic makeup of patients, Cadoret, Woolson and Winokur (1977) test two theories regarding the genetic makeup of patients suffering from unipolar affective disorder. This hypothesis test is a good example of a problem in order restricted inference. Using some recently developed techniques in order restricted inference we analyze these data and compare the analyses.

Keywords

unipolar affective disorderlikelihood ratio testsleast favorablechi-bar-square distribution

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Original Paper
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Psychometrika , Volume 50 , Issue 4 , December 1985 , pp. 421 - 427
Copyright
Copyright © 1985 The Psychometric Society

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Footnotes

This research was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research under contract N00014-80-C-0321.

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