An odd property of the sample median

Javier Cabrera; G. Maguluri; K. Singh

doi:10.1016/0167-7152(94)90188-0

An odd property of the sample median

Javier Cabrera, G. Maguluri, K. Singh

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Abstract

It is observed that the sample median for the even sample size n = 2m is superior to the sample median with n = 2m + 1. A slight modification in the definition of the sample medain for the odd sample size is suggested, which eliminates this odd property.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	349-354
Number of pages	6
Journal	Statistics and Probability Letters
Volume	19
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-7152(94)90188-0
State	Published - Mar 15 1994

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Statistics and Probability

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