Statistical inference with randomized nomination sampling

In this dissertation, we develop several new inference procedures that are based on randomized nomination sampling (RNS). The first problem we consider is that of constructing distribution-free confidence intervals for quantiles for finite populations. The required algorithms for computing coverage...

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Main Author: Nourmohammadi, Mohammad
Other Authors: Jafari Jozani, Mohammad (Statistics) Johnson, Brad C. (Statistics)
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30150