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Low Moments for Small Samples: A Comparative Study of Order Statistics

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Hastings, Cecil, Mosteller, Frederick, Tukey, John W., Winsor, Charles P.·1947·The Annals of Mathematical Statistics

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The means, variances, and covariances for samples of size $\leq 10$ from the normal distribution, a selected long-tailed distribution, and the uniform distribution are tabled and compared with the usual asymptotic approximations. The methods of computation used and the accuracy expected are discussed. Use is made of the representation of an arbitrarily distributed variate as a monotone function of a uniformly (rectangularly) distributed variate. It is hoped that these tables will encourage experimentation with new statistical procedures.

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Authors
Hastings, C., Mosteller, F., Tukey, J. W., & Winsor, C. P.
Venue
The Annals of Mathematical Statistics
Published
1947-09
Volume
18
Issue
3
Pages
413-426
ISSN
0003-4851 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2040509998
Cited by
366
References
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6.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Annals of Mathematical Statistics (publishedVersion)
  • Project Euclid (Cornell University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Probability and Statistical Research
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
Keywords
order statistics, moments, normal distribution, long-tailed distributions, uniform distribution, asymptotic approximation, mathematical tables

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