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1.2 Contents of Stat Cale |
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2.1 Random Variables and Expectations |
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2.2 Moments and Other Functions |
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2.2.1 Measures of Central Tendency |
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2.2.3 Measures of Variability |
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2.2.4 Measures of Relative Standing |
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2.2.6 Moment Generating Function |
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2.3 Some Functions Relevant to Reliability |
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2.4.2 The Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test |
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2.5 Methods of Estimation |
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2.6.2 Interval Estimation |
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2.7 Pivotal-Based Methods for Location-Scale Families |
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2.7.2 Generalized Pivotal Quantities (GPQ) |
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2.8 Method of Variance Estimate Recovery |
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2.9 Modified Normal-Based Approximation |
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2.9.1 Linear Combination of Independent Random Variables |
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2.9.2 Ratio of Two Independent Random Variables |
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29 | (1) |
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2.10 Random Number Generation |
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2.11 Some Special Functions |
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30 | (3) |
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33 | (104) |
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3 Discrete Uniform Distribution |
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4.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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41 | (8) |
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4.4.2 Power and Sample Size Calculation |
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4.4.3 Confidence Intervals |
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4.4.4 Sample Size Calculation for a Given Precision |
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4.6.1 Equal-Tailed and Two-Sided Tolerance Intervals |
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52 | (1) |
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4.6.2 Tolerance Intervals Based on Approximate Quantiles |
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53 | (1) |
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4.7 Tests for the Difference between Two Proportions |
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54 | (4) |
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4.7.2 Fisher's Exact Test |
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56 | (1) |
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4.7.3 Powers and Sample Size Calculation |
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56 | (2) |
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4.8 Two-Sample Confidence Intervals for Proportions |
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58 | (6) |
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4.8.2 Relative Risk and Odds Ratio |
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60 | (4) |
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4.9 Confidence Intervals for a Linear Combination of Proportions |
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64 | (2) |
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4.10 Properties and Results |
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66 | (2) |
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4.10.2 Relation to Other Distributions |
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67 | (1) |
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4.11 Random Number Generation |
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68 | (1) |
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4.12 Computation of Probabilities |
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5 Hypergeometric Distribution |
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73 | (1) |
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5.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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74 | (4) |
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78 | (1) |
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5.5 Test for the Proportion and Power Calculation |
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79 | (1) |
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5.6 Confidence Interval and Sample Size Calculation |
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80 | (2) |
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5.7 Test for Comparing Two Proportions |
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82 | (3) |
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5.8 Properties and Results |
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85 | (1) |
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5.9 Random Number Generation |
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85 | (1) |
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5.10 Computation of Probabilities |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (26) |
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89 | (1) |
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6.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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92 | (1) |
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6.4 Model Fitting with Examples |
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92 | (2) |
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6.7 Confidence Intervals for the Mean |
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96 | (2) |
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6.10 Tests for Comparing Two Means and Power Calculation |
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101 | (3) |
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6.11 Confidence Intervals for the Ratio of Two Means |
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104 | (2) |
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6.12 Confidence Intervals for the Difference between Two Means |
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106 | (2) |
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6.13 Inference for a Weighted Sum of Poisson Means |
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108 | (1) |
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6.14 Properties and Results |
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109 | (1) |
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6.14.2 Relation to Other Distributions |
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110 | (1) |
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6.15 Random Number Generation |
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110 | (1) |
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6.16 Computation of Probabilities |
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111 | (4) |
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115 | (4) |
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115 | (1) |
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7.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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116 | (1) |
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7.4 Properties and Results |
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117 | (1) |
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7.5 Random Number Generation |
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8 Negative Binomial Distribution |
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119 | (10) |
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119 | (1) |
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8.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (1) |
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8.5 Test for the Proportion |
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8.6 Confidence Intervals for the Proportion |
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8.7 Properties and Results |
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8.7.2 Relation to Other Distributions |
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8.8 Random Number Generation |
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8.9 Computation of Probabilities |
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9 Logarithmic Series Distribution |
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129 | (1) |
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9.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (2) |
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9.4.2 Interval Estimation |
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133 | (1) |
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9.5 Properties and Results |
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134 | (1) |
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9.6 Random Number Generation |
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134 | (1) |
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9.7 Computation of Probabilities |
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10 Continuous Uniform Distribution |
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139 | (4) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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10.4 Properties and Results |
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141 | (1) |
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10.5 Random Number Generation |
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143 | (1) |
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11.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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145 | (4) |
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11.4 One-Sample Inference |
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149 | (10) |
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11.4.1 Test for the Mean and Power Computation |
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149 | (2) |
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11.4.2 Confidence Interval for the Mean |
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151 | (1) |
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11.4.3 Confidence Interval for the Coefficient of Variation and Survival Probability |
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152 | (3) |
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11.4.4 Prediction Intervals |
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155 | (2) |
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11.5 Two-Sample Inference |
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11.5.1 Inference for the Ratio of Variances |
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159 | (1) |
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11.5.2 Inference for the Difference between Two Means |
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160 | (3) |
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11.5.3 Inference for the Difference between Two Means when Variances Are Unknown and Arbitrary |
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11.5.4 Comparison of Two Coefficients of Variation |
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164 | (2) |
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11.6.1 Two-Sided Tolerance Intervals |
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166 | (1) |
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11.6.2 One-Sided Tolerance Limits |
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167 | (2) |
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11.6.3 Equal-Tailed Tolerance Intervals |
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169 | (1) |
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11.6.4 Simultaneous Hypothesis Testing for Quantiles |
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11.7 Inference Based on Censored Samples |
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170 | (7) |
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11.7.1 Confidence Intervals for the Mean and Variance |
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172 | (1) |
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11.7.2 Tolerance Intervals |
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11.7.3 Inference Based on Type I Censored Samples |
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175 | (2) |
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11.8 Properties and Results |
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177 | (1) |
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11.9 Relation to Other Distributions |
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178 | (1) |
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11.10 Random Number Generation |
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178 | (2) |
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11.11 Computation of the Distribution Function |
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180 | (3) |
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12 Chi-Square Distribution |
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183 | (6) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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12.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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184 | (1) |
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12.5 Properties and Results |
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186 | (2) |
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186 | (1) |
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12.5.2 Relation to Other Distributions |
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187 | (1) |
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12.6 Random Number Generation |
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188 | (1) |
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12.7 Computation of the Distribution Function |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (6) |
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13.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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191 | (1) |
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13.4 Properties and Results |
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191 | (2) |
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191 | (1) |
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13.4.2 Relation to Other Distributions |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (1) |
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13.5 Random Number Generation |
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193 | (1) |
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13.6 A Computational Method for Probabilities |
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14 Student's t Distribution |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (1) |
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14.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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197 | (1) |
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14.4 Distribution of the Maximum of Several |t| Variables |
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197 | (2) |
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14.4.2 Percentiles of Max {|t1|...,|tk|} |
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198 | (1) |
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14.5 Properties and Results |
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199 | (2) |
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14.5.2 Relation to Other Distributions |
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199 | (1) |
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14.5.3 Series Expansions for Cumulative Probability |
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200 | (1) |
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14.6 Random Number Generation |
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201 | (1) |
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14.7 Computation of the Distribution Function |
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15 Exponential Distribution |
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203 | (12) |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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15.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (1) |
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15.5 Confidence Intervals |
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205 | (1) |
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15.6 Prediction Intervals |
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206 | (1) |
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15.7 Tolerance Limits and Survival Probability |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (3) |
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15.8.1 Confidence Interval for Comparing Two Parameters |
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209 | (1) |
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15.8.2 Ratio of Scale Parameters |
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210 | (1) |
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15.8.3 Confidence Interval for the Difference between Two Means |
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210 | (2) |
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15.9 Properties and Results |
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212 | (1) |
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15.10 Random Number Generation |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (32) |
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215 | (1) |
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216 | (1) |
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16.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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216 | (2) |
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218 | (1) |
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16.5 Estimation of Parameters: Three-Parameter Case |
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219 | (1) |
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16.6 One-Sample Inference |
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219 | (10) |
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220 | (3) |
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16.6.2 One-Sample Confidence Intervals |
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223 | (3) |
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16.6.3 Prediction Intervals, Tolerance Intervals, and Survival Probability |
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226 | (3) |
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16.7 Comparison of Several Gamma Distributions |
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229 | (6) |
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16.8 Properties and Results |
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235 | (1) |
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16.9 Random Number Generation |
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236 | (1) |
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16.10 Computational Method for Probabilities |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (9) |
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247 | (12) |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (1) |
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17.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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249 | (1) |
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17.5 Applications with an Example |
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17.6 Properties and Results |
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253 | (1) |
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17.6.1 An Identity and Recurrence Relations |
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253 | (1) |
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17.6.2 Relation to Other Distributions |
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253 | (1) |
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17.7 Random Number Generation |
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254 | (2) |
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17.8 Computation of the Distribution Function |
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256 | (3) |
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18 Noncentral Chi-Square Distribution |
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259 | (8) |
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259 | (1) |
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18.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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260 | (1) |
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18.5 Properties and Results |
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262 | (1) |
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18.5.2 Approximations to Probabilities |
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262 | (1) |
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18.5.3 Approximations to Percentiles |
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263 | (1) |
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18.6 Random Number Generation |
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263 | (1) |
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18.7 Evaluating the Distribution Function |
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264 | (3) |
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19 Noncentral F Distribution |
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267 | (8) |
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267 | (1) |
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267 | (2) |
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19.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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269 | (1) |
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19.5 Properties and Results |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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19.6 Random Number Generation |
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270 | (1) |
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19.7 Evaluating the Distribution Function |
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271 | (4) |
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20 Noncentral t Distribution |
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275 | (8) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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20.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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20.5 Properties and Results |
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277 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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20.6 Random Number Generation |
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278 | (1) |
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20.7 Evaluating the Distribution Function |
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279 | (4) |
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283 | (12) |
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283 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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21.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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284 | (1) |
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21.4 Maximum Likelihood Estimators |
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285 | (2) |
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21.5 Confidence Intervals and Prediction Intervals |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (2) |
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21.7 Applications with Examples |
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290 | (3) |
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21.8 Relation to Other Distributions |
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293 | (1) |
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21.9 Random Number Generation |
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293 | (2) |
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295 | (10) |
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295 | (1) |
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22.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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296 | (1) |
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22.4 Maximum Likelihood Estimators |
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296 | (3) |
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22.5 Confidence Intervals and Prediction Intervals |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (1) |
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22.8 Properties and Results |
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303 | (1) |
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22.9 Random Number Generation |
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303 | (2) |
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23 Lognormal Distribution |
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305 | (10) |
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305 | (1) |
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305 | (1) |
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23.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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306 | (1) |
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23.4 Maximum Likelihood Estimators |
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307 | (1) |
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23.5 Confidence Interval and Test for the Mean |
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307 | (2) |
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23.6 Methods for Comparing Two Means |
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309 | (2) |
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23.7 Tolerance Limits, Prediction Limits, and Survival Probability |
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311 | (2) |
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313 | (1) |
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23.9 Properties and Results |
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313 | (1) |
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23.10 Random Number Generation |
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314 | (1) |
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23.11 Calculation of Probabilities and Percentiles |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (6) |
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315 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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24.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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316 | (1) |
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24.4 Confidence Intervals |
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317 | (1) |
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24.5 Prediction Intervals and Tolerance Limits |
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318 | (1) |
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24.7 Random Number Generation |
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319 | (2) |
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321 | (10) |
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25.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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322 | (1) |
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25.4 Maximum Likelihood Estimators and Pivotal Quantities |
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323 | (1) |
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25.5 Confidence Intervals and Prediction Intervals |
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324 | (2) |
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25.6 One-Sided Tolerance Limits |
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326 | (1) |
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25.7 Survival Probability |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (2) |
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25.9 Properties and Results |
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329 | (1) |
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25.10 Random Number Generation |
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330 | (1) |
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26 Extreme Value Distribution |
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331 | (12) |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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26.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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333 | (1) |
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26.4 Maximum Likelihood Estimators |
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333 | (1) |
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26.5 Confidence Intervals |
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334 | (3) |
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26.6 Prediction Interval, Tolerance Limits, and Survival Probability |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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26.8 Two-Sample Inference |
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339 | (2) |
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26.9 Properties and Results |
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341 | (1) |
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26.10 Random Number Generation |
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341 | (2) |
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343 | (4) |
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343 | (1) |
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343 | (1) |
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27.3 Probabilities and Percentiles |
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344 | (1) |
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344 | (1) |
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27.4.1 Estimation Based on Sample Quantiles |
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345 | (1) |
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27.4.2 Maximum Likelihood Estimators |
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345 | (1) |
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27.6 Properties and Results |
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346 | (1) |
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28 Inverse Gaussian Distribution |
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347 | (6) |
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347 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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28.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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348 | (1) |
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28.4 One-Sample Inference |
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349 | (1) |
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28.4.1 A Test for the Mean |
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349 | (1) |
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28.4.2 Confidence Interval for the Mean |
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350 | (1) |
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28.5 Two-Sample Inference |
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350 | (2) |
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28.5.1 Inferences for the Difference between Two Means |
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350 | (1) |
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28.5.2 Inferences for the Ratio of Two Means |
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351 | (1) |
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28.6 Random Number Generation |
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352 | (1) |
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29 Ftayleigh Distribution |
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353 | (4) |
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353 | (1) |
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353 | (1) |
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29.3 Probabilities, Percentiles, and Moments |
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354 | (1) |
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354 | (1) |
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29.5 Prediction Intervals and One-Sided Tolerance Limits |
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355 | (1) |
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29.6 Relation to Other Distributions |
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356 | (1) |
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29.7 Random Number Generation |
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356 | (1) |
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30 Bivariate Normal Distribution |
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357 | (12) |
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357 | (1) |
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30.2 Computing Probabilities |
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358 | (1) |
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30.3 Inferences on Correlation Coefficients |
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359 | (5) |
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30.4 Comparison of Two Correlation Coefficients |
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364 | (1) |
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30.5 Test and Confidence Interval for Variances |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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30.7 Random Number Generation |
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367 | (1) |
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30.8 A Computational Algorithm for Probabilities |
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368 | (1) |
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31 Some Nonparametric Methods |
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369 | (14) |
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31.1 Distribution of Runs |
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369 | (3) |
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31.2 Sign Test and Confidence Interval for the Median |
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372 | (2) |
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31.3 Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test and Mann Whitney U Statistic |
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374 | (2) |
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31.4 Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test |
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376 | (3) |
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31.5 Quantile Estimation and Nonparametric Tolerance Interval |
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379 | (4) |
References |
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383 | (12) |
Index |
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