Median split, k-group split, and optimality in continuous populations

AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-74

  Knüppel, Lothar ^a   Hermsen, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Categorization; Continuous distributions; Median split; Numerical methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949540904     PISSN: 18638171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10182-010-0122-5     Document Type: Article

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