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An odd property of the sample median

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.
Year of publication:
1994
Authors: Cabrera, J. ; Maguluri, G. ; Singh, K.
Published in:
Statistics & Probability Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0167-7152. - Vol. 19.1994, 4, p. 349-354
Publisher: Elsevier
Keywords: Efficiency median second order asymptotics quasimedian
Type of publication: Article
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