Accession Number:

AD0258432

Title:

An Evaluation of the Worth of Some Selection Indices,

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Corporate Author:

NORTH CAROLINA UNIV CHAPEL HILL DEPT OF STATISTICS

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Report Date:

1961-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

Contents The probability of selecting one of the first m-ranked variables from a sample of k unknown variables based on the selection of the maxi mum observable sum of the unknown variables and error variables Sample selection indices derived from the prob ability of selecting one of the m largest un known variables based on selection of the largest sample observation Methods of comparing three sample indices An illustration of the properties of sample esti mates used in constructing a selection index

Descriptors:

• *STATISTICAL PROCESSES
• ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
• INDEXES
• POPULATION
• PROBABILITY
• SAMPLING
• SELECTION
• STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
• STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS
• STATISTICAL FUNCTIONS

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE