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A non-parametric coverage interval

Shuo-Huei Lin1, Wenyaw Chan2 and Lin-An Chen1

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SHORT COMMUNICATION

Classically the non-parametric coverage interval is estimated by empirical quantiles. We introduce an alternative way for estimating the coverage interval by symmetric quantiles given by Chen and Chiang (1996 J. Nonparametric Stat. 7 171–85). We further show that this alternative has a better precision in the sense that its asymptotic variances are smaller than the classical one.


PACS

87.23.Cc Population dynamics and ecological pattern formation

87.10.-e General theory and mathematical aspects

Subjects

Biological physics

Environmental and Earth science

Dates

Issue 1 (February 2008)

Received 23 October 2007

Published 8 January 2008



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