Accession Number:

ADA089502

Title:

The Von Mises Distribution in p-Dimensions with Applications.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

STANFORD UNIV CA DEPT OF STATISTICS

Personal Author(s):

• Stephens,Michael A.

Report Date:

1980-08-04

Pagination or Media Count:

34.0

Abstract:

The theory of the von Mises distribution in p-dimensions is summarized, and it is shown how one or more sets of unit vectors, with p components, can be analyzed using this distribution. In particular, some extensions are made on the analysis of variance techniques first developed by Watson for two and three dimensions. An application is given to the analysis of continuous proportions for which the techniques supply a good methodology. Other examples are also briefly discussed. Author

Descriptors:

• *MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
• *VECTOR SPACES
• METHODOLOGY
• ORIENTATION(DIRECTION)
• DATA REDUCTION
• TABLES(DATA)
• BESSEL FUNCTIONS
• SCALERS

Subject Categories:

• Statistics and Probability

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE