Robustness of ranking and selection rules using generalised g-and-k distributions

Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-66

  Haynes, Michele A ^a   MacGillivray, H L ^a   Mengersen, K L ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Generalised g and h and g and k distributions; Johnson family; Ranking and selection; Robustness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031537052     PISSN: 03783758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-3758(97)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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