Title :
Best Linear Unbiased Estimators for Normal Distribution Quantiles for Sample Sizes up to 20
Author :
Hassanein, Khatab M. ; Saleh, A.K.Md.Ehsanes ; Brown, Edward F.
Author_Institution :
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
Abstract :
This paper provides tables for estimating the quantiles of the normal distribution by using order statistics in small samples. Linear unbiased estimators with minimum variance and based on ordered observations are constructed for sample sizes from 2 through 20.
Keywords :
Cities and towns; Gaussian distribution; Maximum likelihood estimation; Statistical analysis; Statistical distributions;
Journal_Title :
Reliability, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TR.1986.4335447
