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Activity Number: 149
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, July 30, 2007 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Nonparametric Statistics
Abstract - #308413
Title: Confidence Intervals for a Discrete Population Median
Author(s): Ronald Randles*+ and Denis Larocque
Companies: University of Florida and HEC Montreal
Address: PO Box 118545, Gainesville, FL, 32611-8545,
Keywords: Median ; Confidence Intervals ; Discrete
Abstract:

Confidence intervals for a discrete population median which use order statistics as endpoints are described. They differ in the level of confidence attributed to the interval. Their performances are compared via simulation.

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