A recurrence formula for the distribution of the Wilcoxon rank sum statistic (Q1108705)

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    A recurrence formula for the distribution of the Wilcoxon rank sum statistic
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4068063

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      A recurrence formula for the distribution of the Wilcoxon rank sum statistic (English)
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      A recurrence formula for the exact distribution of the Wilcoxon rank sum statistic is obtained using the properties of the binomial coefficients. A geometric interpretation of this distribution based on the structure of the Pascal triangle is presented.
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      triangulated number
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      recurrence formula
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      Wilcoxon rank sum statistic
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      binomial coefficients
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      Pascal triangle
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