The distribution of McKay's approximation for the coefficient of variation

Johannes Forkman; Steve P. Verrill

doi:10.1016/j.spl.2007.04.018

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The distribution of McKay's approximation for the coefficient of variation

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Authors:

Johannes Forkman, Steve P. Verrill

Year:

2008

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spl.2007.04.018

Source:

Statistics & probability letters. Vol. 78 (2008): pages 10-14.

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Abstract

McKay’s chi-square approximation for the coefficient of variation is type II noncentral beta distributed and asymptotically normal with mean n - 1 and variance smaller than 2(n – 1).

Keywords

Standard deviations, asymptotic expansions, equations, mathematical statistics, chi-square test, numerical analysis, McKay's chi-square approximation, noncentral beta distribution, coefficients of variation, McKay's approximation, statistical analysis

Citation

Forkman, Johannes; Verrill, Steve P. 2008. The distribution of McKay's approximation for the coefficient of variation. Statistics & probability letters. Vol. 78 (2008): pages 10-14.