A New Method of Approximating Normal and t-Tail Areas.
Abstract
The bounds of Boyd and Soms for the tail areas of the normal and t-distributions are used to obtain a new method of approximating the tail areas. The absolute and relative errors are given. A reasonable accurate and simple method of evaluating normal and t-tail areas and percentiles is described. This approach controls both absolute and relative errors, unlike the usual methods which only control the absolute error. The control of both errors is of importance in calculating Bonferroni percentiles and Bonferroni descriptive probability levels, which are useful in simultaneous inference. For example, a nonspecialist in statistics, unaware of the limitations of standard routines, might report a Bonferroni descriptive probability level that had a relative error of 100% or more. (Authr).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA149457
Entities
People
- A. P. Soms
Organizations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison