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Some results concerning symmetric distributions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Sándor Csörgoö
Affiliation:
József Attila Tudományegyetem, Bolyai Intézet, 6720 Szeged, Aradi vértamik tere 1, Hungary
C.R. Heathcote
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, The Faculties, Australian National University, PO Box 4, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia.
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Abstract

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The purpose of this note is to establish results of a technical nature concerning a stochastic process that appears to be useful in the study of certain problems in statistical inference. These problems concern a test for symmetry, a method for obtaining an adaptive estimator of the centre of symmetry, and the detection of outliers with respect to the normal distribution. Details of the applications will be presented elsewhere.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1982

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