The Generation of Order Statistics in Digital Computer Simulation. A Survey.
Abstract
Order statistics are often needed in computer simulation. Common examples are quantile estimation and censored data test statistics. Methods for generating order statistics in various contexts are surveyed. Sorting and the use of histograms, the most general methods, are first discussed, followed by a method for non-identically distributed samples. Finally, the very powerful methods applicable to iid random variables are surveyed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA060411
Entities
People
- Bruce W. Schmeiser
Organizations
- Southern Methodist University