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The use of Quantiles of Auxiliary Variables to Estimate Medians
Author(s) -
del Mar Rueda María,
Arcos Antonio
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
biometrical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-4036
pISSN - 0323-3847
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4036(200207)44:5<619::aid-bimj619>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - quantile , estimator , statistics , mathematics , confidence interval , population , median , population mean , econometrics , medicine , geometry , environmental health
This paper proposes the use of multi‐auxiliary information using quantiles and ratio and difference type estimators of the finite population distribution function to derive confidence intervals for medians. A simulation study based on three real populations compares its behaviour to that of standard methods.

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