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Fligner-Killeen Test

The Fligner-Killeen test is a rank-based test that checks whether several independent groups share the same variance (scale). Introduced by Fligner and Killeen in 1976, it does not require the data to be normally distributed, making it a robust nonparametric alternative to the Levene and Bartlett tests.

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Fligner-Killeen Test for Homogeneity of Variances
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  • Fligner, M. A., & Killeen, T. J. (1976). Distribution-Free Two-Sample Tests for Scale. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 71(353), 210-213. · DOI 10.1080/01621459.1976.10481517
  • Conover, W. J., Johnson, M. E., & Johnson, M. M. (1981). A Comparative Study of Tests for Homogeneity of Variances, with Applications to the Outer Continental Shelf Bidding Data. Technometrics, 23(4), 351-361. · DOI 10.1080/00401706.1981.10487680
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Used in the same domainBartlett's Testmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyConover-Iman Testmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyLevene and Brown-Forsythe Testmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyMood's Median Testmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Same method familyTwo-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov Testmachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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