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If circular samples of equal size are reduced to their respective mean vectors, a sample of mean vectors is formed. This sample is referred to as a second-order sample. Kolmogorov’s test of goodness of fit may be used as a test for concentration. Since second-order samples are essentially bivariate, Hotelling’s T2 test (in case of normality) or a nonparametric competitor may be applied. Here a linear-circular correlation technique is recommended. Also studied is the comparison of two independent second-order samples.
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Batschelet, E. (1978). Second-order Statistical Analysis of Directions. In: Schmidt-Koenig, K., Keeton, W.T. (eds) Animal Migration, Navigation, and Homing. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11147-5_1
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