Timeline for Which statistical test should I use to see if the month of onset of a disease is random or clusters in the winter?
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| Apr 20, 2022 at 9:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackStats/status/1516703225801490432 | ||
| Apr 19, 2022 at 21:42 | vote | accept | mdhl | ||
| Apr 19, 2022 at 18:28 | history | edited | whuber♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 19, 2022 at 18:27 | answer | added | whuber♦ | timeline score: 4 | |
| Apr 18, 2022 at 23:43 | comment | added | mdhl | My understanding of the Poisson test was it compares the distribution I have with a Poisson distribution, which is how it would be distributed if they were randomly distributed. However, I don't exactly know to be honest! Hmm, we hadn't exactly defined the months initially but that's a good point. It would likely be something like Dec-Feb is winter, March-May spring, June-Aug summer, Sept-Nov Fall. Ah the sum was an error on my part, you're correct our total number is 119 subjects. | |
| Apr 18, 2022 at 22:19 | history | edited | whuber♦ |
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| Apr 18, 2022 at 22:16 | comment | added | whuber♦ | What does this "Poisson test" do? What exactly are the "summer months" and "winter months"? (This is an important issue, because if you weren't specific about their meaning before looking at the data, you're in a situation where it's all too easy to choose definitions that make the data look as consistent as possible with your hypothesis, which is a subtle but strong form of cheating even when it's not intentionally or consciously done.) Why do your data sum to 119 for just 108 subjects?? | |
| Apr 18, 2022 at 22:13 | history | edited | whuber♦ |
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| S Apr 18, 2022 at 21:52 | history | asked | mdhl | CC BY-SA 4.0 |