Exact non-parametric confidence intervals for quantiles with progressive type-II censoring

Scandinavian Journal of Statistics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 699-713

  Guilbaud, Olivier ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Confidence interval; Exact inference; Exceedance; Mixture representation; Non parametric; Order statistic; Prediction interval; Quantile; Reliability; Right censoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035541832     PISSN: 03036898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9469.00263     Document Type: Article

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