Improvements in the Permutation Test for the Spatial Analysis of the Distribution of Artifacts into Classes

1 July 1983

journal article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in American Antiquity

Vol. 48 (3) , 547-553
https://doi.org/10.2307/280561

Abstract

Refinements and extensions to the permutation test for assessing the intrasite patterning of artifact distributions in an archaeological space are presented. Specifically, a Pearson type III distribution is employed to approximate the sampling distribution of the test statistic, an improved weighting is introduced to increase the efficiency of the test, and a method is presented to permit the inclusion of unclassified artifacts in the spatial analysis.

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