The well-known Mann–Whitney–Wilcoxon (MWW) statistic is based on empirical distribution estimates. However, the data are often drawn from smooth populations. Therefore, smoothness characteristic not preserved. In addition, several authors have pointed out that an inadmissible estimate. Thus, in this work, we develop versions of MWW function This approach preserves characteristics and allows eff...

background and objectives: visit length is a crucial aspect of patient-physician relationship that its inadequacy can negatively influence the treatment efficiency. studies on visit length and the factors influencing it are limited in developing countries. thus, the objective of this study was to survey this variable at provincial level, and provide data on factors affecting it.   methods: a sa...