The mean of the inverse of a punctured normal distribution and its application

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 420-429

  Lai, C D ^a   Wood, G R ^b   Qiao, C G ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Statistics New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arithmetic average; Coefficient of variation; Inverse mean; Punctured normal; Ratio; Truncated; Weighted average

Indexed keywords

STATISTICAL METHODS;

ARITHMETIC AVERAGE; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; DISTRIBUTION APPLICATIONS; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; INVERSE MEAN; ITS APPLICATIONS; PUNCTURED NORMAL; RATIO; TRUNCATED; WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 26844578760     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.200410033     Document Type: Article

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