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2004/11/19-20 [Uncategorized] UID:34979 Activity:high
11/19   I have a set of numerical values, and I want to determine if there
        is significant variation between the numbers or not. What kind of
        statistical test would be appropriate? Thanks.
        \-jacknife^H^H^H^Hass
        \_ more info please.  what exactly do you want to know about the
           numbers?
        \_ Does this have something to do with voter fraud?
                \_ no, it doesn't. -op
        \_ define variation.  If you mean difference, a simple t-test would
           work. -nivra
        \_ What kinds of numbers are these?  Are they samples from some
           distribution?  Even if not, is it meaningful to assume a
           distribution (e.g. gaussian)?  This kind of question is hard to
           answer statistically for a set of data if you don't have an idea
           what process produced the data. -- ilyas