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March, 1984 Testing for Homogeneity of Noisy Signals Evoked by Repeated Stimuli
Joachim Mocks, Pham Dinh Tuan, Theo Gasser
Ann. Statist. 12(1): 193-209 (March, 1984). DOI: 10.1214/aos/1176346401

Abstract

Two statistics are proposed for testing the homogeneity of signals, when these are noisy and repeatedly recorded. The distribution of the statistics is well approximated by the $\chi^2$ and the normal distribution, respectively, as shown by theoretical and simulation results. Power and insensitivity to other types of variation are discussed. The approach is developed in the context of analysing recordings of electric brain potentials being evoked by some stimulation, as traditionally investigated in neurophysiology and psychophysiology. In particular, applications to visual potentials evoked by light flashes of a group of 41 children are given.

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Joachim Mocks. Pham Dinh Tuan. Theo Gasser. "Testing for Homogeneity of Noisy Signals Evoked by Repeated Stimuli." Ann. Statist. 12 (1) 193 - 209, March, 1984. https://doi.org/10.1214/aos/1176346401

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Published: March, 1984
First available in Project Euclid: 12 April 2007

zbMATH: 0559.62078
MathSciNet: MR733508
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/aos/1176346401

Subjects:
Primary: 62G10
Secondary: 62M10 , 92A27

Keywords: evoked potentials , signal analysis , tests

Rights: Copyright © 1984 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

Vol.12 • No. 1 • March, 1984
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