Residuals for directional data
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Applied Statistics
- Vol. 15 (2) , 137-147
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02664768800000021
Abstract
Various types of residual are proposed for use with directional data. Asymptotic distributions are given for large sample sizes and for concentrated error distributions. A form of residual plot is suggested and is illustrated with some practical examples.Keywords
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