Estimator and tests for common coefficients of variation in normal distributions

Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-251

  Forkman, Johannes ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coefficient of variation; Confidence interval; Hypothesis test; McKay's approximation; Normal distribution; Statistical inference

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; STATISTICAL TESTS; TESTING;

COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HYPOTHESIS TEST; MCKAY'S APPROXIMATION; STATISTICAL INFERENCE;

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 55549134642     PISSN: 03610926     EISSN: 1532415X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610920802187448     Document Type: Article

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