The empirical coverage of confidence intervals: Point estimates and confidence intervals for confidence levels

Biometrical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 537-551

  Schall, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Confidence interval; Coverage probability; Normality tests

Indexed keywords

STATISTICAL METHODS;

BOOTSTRAP; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; COVERAGE PROBABILITIES; DATA POOL; EMPIRICAL ESTIMATE; EXACT DISTRIBUTION; INTERVAL ESTIMATORS; NORMALITY TESTS; POINT ESTIMATE;

FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING;

EID: 84863547812     PISSN: 03233847     EISSN: 15214036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bimj.201100134     Document Type: Article

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