A Permutation Technique for the Spatial Analysis of the Distribution of Artifacts into Classes
Kenneth J. Berry, Kenneth L. Kvamme, Paul W. Mielke · American Antiquity · 1980
A permutation test for assessing intrasite patterning of artifact distributions in archaeological space is presented. This test requires none of the usual assumptions about the data; permits either exact locational or counts/grid data in one-, two-, or three-dimensional space; and provides an exact method for testing any hypothesis concerning the nonrandom allocation of artifacts into classes within a site.