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A distribution function estimator for the difference of order statistics from two independent samples

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Abstract

For two independent populations X and Y we develop the empirical distribution function estimator for the difference of order statistics of the form X (i)-Y (j). The key practical application for this estimator pertains to inference between quantiles from two independent populations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)203-208
Number of pages6
JournalStatistical Papers
Volume50
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2009

Keywords

  • Median
  • Order statistics
  • Quantile function
  • Quartiles

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