Joint Asymptotic Distribution of Marginal Quantiles and Quantile Functions in Samples from a Multivariate Population.

Abstract

The joint asymptotic distributions of the marginal quantiles and quantile functions in samples from a p-variate population are derived. Of particular interest is the joint asymptotic distribution of the marginal sample medians, on the basis of which tests of significance for population medians are developed. Methods of estimating unknown nuisance parameters are discussed. The approach is completely nonparametric. Keywords: Bootstrap method; Multivariate analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA193385

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  • C. J. Babu
  • Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao

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  • University of Pittsburgh

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