Accurate approximation to the extreme order statistics of Gaussian samples

Communications in Statistics Part B: Simulation and Computation

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 177-188

  Chen, Chien Chung ^a   Tyler, Christopher W ^a  

^a SMITH KETTLEWELL EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expected value; Gamma approximation; Maximum; Minimum; Probability density function

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343551496     PISSN: 03610918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610919908813542     Document Type: Article

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