Objective. The objective of this study is to address the limitations of classical Kendall’s test in assessing the correlation between diastolic and systolic blood pressure, particularly when these observations are recorded in intervals.

Method. To achieve this, we propose a modification of Kendall’s test utilizing neutrosophic statistics. This adapted test statistic accommodates diastolic and systolic blood pressure data recorded in intervals.

Results. We apply the newly proposed test to diastolic and systolic blood pressure data from pregnant women aged 25 to 35 years. Additionally, a simulation study will be conducted to evaluate the performance of this modified test.

Conclusion. Our analysis of diastolic and systolic blood pressure data indicates that the proposed test demonstrates efficiency and addresses the shortcomings associated with classical Kendall’s test.

Kendall’s test, pregnancy data, classical statistics, interval data, simulation.

Received: December 3, 2023; Accepted: February 6, 2024; Published: April 8, 2024

How to cite this article: Muhammad Saleem and Muhammad Aslam, A neutrosophic approach to enhance Kendall’s test for diastolic and systolic blood pressure data, JP Journal of Biostatistics 24(2) (2024), 239-250. http://dx.doi.org/10.17654/0973514324016

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