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Improvements in the Permutation Test for the Spatial Analysis of the Distribution of Artifacts into Classes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Kenneth J. Berry ,
Kenneth L. Kvamme  and
Paul W. Mielke Jr.
Kenneth J. Berry
Affiliation:
Departments of Sociology and Statistics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
Kenneth L. Kvamme
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Paul W. Mielke Jr.
Affiliation:
Departments of Statistics and Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523
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Abstract

Refinements and extensions to the permutation test for assessing the intrasite patterning of artifact distributions in an archaeological space are presented. Specifically, a Pearson type III distribution is employed to approximate the sampling distribution of the test statistic, an improved weighting is introduced to increase the efficiency of the test, and a method is presented to permit the inclusion of unclassified artifacts in the spatial analysis.

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American Antiquity , Volume 48 , Issue 3 , July 1983 , pp. 547 - 553
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Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1983

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