Confidence Interval for a Coefficient of Dispersion in Nonnormal Distributions

A new confidence interval for the coefficient of dispersion (mean absolute deviation from the median divided by median) is proposed and is shown to perform better than the BCa bootstrap confidence interval. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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Published in:Biometrical journal 2006-02, Vol.48 (1), p.144-148
Main Authors: Bonett, Douglas G., Seier, Edith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Applications
Biology, psychology, social sciences
Biometry - methods
Bootstrap
Coefficient of variation
Computer Simulation
Confidence Intervals
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Exact sciences and technology
Logistic Models
Mathematics
Mean absolute deviation
Median
Models, Statistical
Nonparametric inference
Normal Distribution
Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted
Parametric inference
Probability and statistics
Sciences and techniques of general use
Statistical Distributions
Statistics
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Summary:A new confidence interval for the coefficient of dispersion (mean absolute deviation from the median divided by median) is proposed and is shown to perform better than the BCa bootstrap confidence interval. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
ISSN:0323-3847
1521-4036
DOI:10.1002/bimj.200410148